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View article: Evidence for a constant occipital spotlight of attention using MVPA on EEG data
Evidence for a constant occipital spotlight of attention using MVPA on EEG data Open
While traditional behavioural and electroencephalographic studies claim that visuospatial attention stays fixed at one location at a time, recent research has rather shown that attention rhythmically fluctuates between locations at differe…
View article: Processes and measurements: a framework for understanding neural oscillations in field potentials
Processes and measurements: a framework for understanding neural oscillations in field potentials Open
Various neuroscientific theories maintain that brain oscillations are important for neuronal computation, but opposing views claim that these macroscale dynamics are 'exhaust fumes' of more relevant processes. Here, we approach the questio…
View article: No evidence that visual impulses enhance the readout of retrieved long-term memory contents from EEG activity
No evidence that visual impulses enhance the readout of retrieved long-term memory contents from EEG activity Open
The application of multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) to electroencephalography (EEG) data allows neuroscientists to track neural representations at temporally fine-grained scales. This approach has been leveraged to study the locus and …
View article: Decoupling Measurements and Processes: On the Epiphenomenon Debate Surrounding Brain Oscillations in Field Potentials
Decoupling Measurements and Processes: On the Epiphenomenon Debate Surrounding Brain Oscillations in Field Potentials Open
Various theories in neuroscience maintain that brain oscillations have an important role in neuronal computation, but opposing views claim that these macroscale dynamics are “exhaust fumes” of more relevant processes. Here, we argue that t…
View article: Why the neural ingredients for a language of thought are not like spatial cells (commentary on Kazanina & Poeppel, 2023)
Why the neural ingredients for a language of thought are not like spatial cells (commentary on Kazanina & Poeppel, 2023) Open
The Language of Thought (LoT) refers to a body of hypotheses about how the mind works (Fodor, 1975). The central idea common across weak and strong accounts (Chalmers, 2023) is that thought partially or wholly consists in combining primiti…
View article: No evidence that visual impulses enhance the readout of retrieved long-term memory contents from EEG activity
No evidence that visual impulses enhance the readout of retrieved long-term memory contents from EEG activity Open
The application of multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) to electroencephalography (EEG) data allows neuroscientists to track neural representations at temporally fine-grained scales. This approach has been leveraged to study the locus and …
View article: A Critical Perspective on Neural Mechanisms in Cognitive Neuroscience: Towards Unification
A Critical Perspective on Neural Mechanisms in Cognitive Neuroscience: Towards Unification Open
A central pursuit of cognitive neuroscience is to find neural mechanisms of cognition, with research programs favoring different strategies to look for them. But what is a neural mechanism, and how do we know we have captured them? Here I …
View article: Phase separation of competing memories along the human hippocampal theta rhythm
Phase separation of competing memories along the human hippocampal theta rhythm Open
Competition between overlapping memories is considered one of the major causes of forgetting, and it is still unknown how the human brain resolves such mnemonic conflict. In the present magnetoencephalography (MEG) study, we empirically te…
View article: Phase separation of competing memories along the human hippocampal theta rhythm.
Phase separation of competing memories along the human hippocampal theta rhythm. Open
Data set for Phase separation of competing memories along the human hippocampal theta rhythm.
View article: Phase separation of competing memories along the human hippocampal theta rhythm.
Phase separation of competing memories along the human hippocampal theta rhythm. Open
Data set for Phase separation of competing memories along the human hippocampal theta rhythm.
View article: Phase separation of competing memories along the human hippocampal theta rhythm
Phase separation of competing memories along the human hippocampal theta rhythm Open
Competition between overlapping memories is considered one of the major causes of forgetting and it is still unknown how the human brain resolves such mnemonic conflict. In the present MEG study, we empirically tested a computational model…
View article: A critical perspective on neural mechanisms in cognitive neuroscience: towards unification
A critical perspective on neural mechanisms in cognitive neuroscience: towards unification Open
A central pursuit of cognitive neuroscience is to find neural mechanisms of cognition, with research programmes favouring different strategies to look for them. But what is a neural mechanism, and how do we know we have captured them? Here…
View article: Oscillation or not—Why we can and need to know (commentary on Doelling and Assaneo, 2021)
Oscillation or not—Why we can and need to know (commentary on Doelling and Assaneo, 2021) Open
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View article: The spotlight of attention turns from rhythmic exploration-exploitation to a stable exploitation state
The spotlight of attention turns from rhythmic exploration-exploitation to a stable exploitation state Open
While traditional studies claim that visuospatial attention stays fixed at one location at a time, recent research has rather shown that attention rhythmically fluctuates between different locations at rates of prominent brain rhythms. How…
View article: Oscillation or not – why we can and need to know
Oscillation or not – why we can and need to know Open
Neural oscillations are pivotal to brain function and cognition, but they can be difficult to identify. Researchers engage in careful experimentation to identify their presence, ruling out non-oscillatory processes that could give rise to …
View article: The Brain Time Toolbox, a software library to retune electrophysiology data to brain dynamics
The Brain Time Toolbox, a software library to retune electrophysiology data to brain dynamics Open
Human thought is highly flexible, achieved by evolving patterns of brain activity across groups of cells. Neuroscience aims to understand cognition in the brain by analysing these intricate patterns. We argue this goal is impeded by the ti…
View article: Sustained neural rhythms reveal endogenous oscillations supporting speech perception
Sustained neural rhythms reveal endogenous oscillations supporting speech perception Open
Rhythmic sensory or electrical stimulation will produce rhythmic brain responses. These rhythmic responses are often interpreted as endogenous neural oscillations aligned (or “entrained”) to the stimulus rhythm. However, stimulus-aligned b…
View article: Sustained neural rhythms reveal endogenous oscillations supporting speech perception
Sustained neural rhythms reveal endogenous oscillations supporting speech perception Open
Rhythmic sensory or electrical stimulation will produce rhythmic brain responses. These rhythmic responses are often interpreted as endogenous neural oscillations aligned (or “entrained”) to the stimulus rhythm. However, stimulus-aligned b…
View article: Does alpha phase modulate visual target detection? Three experiments with tACS‐phase‐based stimulus presentation
Does alpha phase modulate visual target detection? Three experiments with tACS‐phase‐based stimulus presentation Open
In recent years, the influence of alpha (7–13 Hz) phase on visual processing has received a lot of attention. Magneto‐/encephalography (M/EEG) studies showed that alpha phase indexes visual excitability and task performance. Studies with t…
View article: Audio-tactile enhancement of cortical speech-envelope tracking
Audio-tactile enhancement of cortical speech-envelope tracking Open
Viewing a speaker's lip movements can improve the brain's ability to 'track' the amplitude envelope of the auditory speech signal and facilitate intelligibility. Whether such neurobehavioral benefits can also arise from tactually sensing t…
View article: Does alpha phase modulate visual target detection? Three experiments with tACS phase-based stimulus presentation
Does alpha phase modulate visual target detection? Three experiments with tACS phase-based stimulus presentation Open
In recent years the influence of alpha (7-13 Hz) phase on visual processing has received a lot of attention. Magneto-/encephalography (M/EEG) studies showed that alpha phase indexes visual excitability and task performance. If occipital al…