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Cortical oscillations and sensory predictions

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Arnal, Luc H., Giraud, Anne-Lise·2012·Trends in Cognitive Sciences

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Many theories of perception are anchored in the central notion that the brain continuously updates an internal model of the world to infer the probable causes of sensory events. In this framework, the brain needs not only to predict the causes of sensory input, but also when they are most likely to happen. In this article, we review the neurophysiological bases of sensory predictions of "what' (predictive coding) and 'when' (predictive timing), with an emphasis on low-level oscillatory mechanisms. We argue that neural rhythms offer distinct and adapted computational solutions to predicting 'what' is going to happen in the sensory environment and 'when'.

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  • Oscillatory signals have been related to predictive coding, with feedback signaling of predictions mediated predominantly by alpha/beta frequency bands and feedforward prediction error signaling by gamma-band activity.

    “In the time-frequency domain, oscillatory signals have been related to predictive coding, with feedback signaling of predictions being mediated predominantly by the alpha/beta frequency bands and feedforward PE signaling by gamma-band activity (14, 35–37).”

    From The Predictive Coding Account of Psychosis (2018) · cites this paper as [35]

    Box 3 describes feedforward prediction errors on a gamma-frequency channel and backward predictions on a beta-frequency channel. It does not identify alpha as a channel for feedback predictions, and it calls the proposed frequency-channel scheme hypothetical rather than established. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Visuomotor integration, visual/auditory speech perception, and visual perception all benefit when sensory inputs are predictable.

    “Visuomotor integration, visual/auditory speech perception, and visual perception all benefit when sensory inputs are predictable (1–3).”

    From Layer and rhythm specificity for predictive routing (2020) · cites this paper as [1]

    In “Predictive timing and delta-theta oscillations” (page unavailable), the paper says temporal predictions facilitate stimulus detection and that predictive visual cues facilitate auditory speech processing. It also discusses predictive timing of visual events, but the passages do not establish a benefit for visuomotor integration specifically. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Oscillatory dynamics play a role in regulating cortical processing, especially the gamma (40 to 90 Hz) and alpha/beta (10 to 30 Hz) bands.

    “But there is mounting evidence that oscillatory dynamics play a role in regulating cortical processing and thus can also play a role, especially the gamma (40 to 90 Hz) and alpha/beta (10 to 30 Hz) bands (1, 18–25).”

    From Layer and rhythm specificity for predictive routing (2020) · cites this paper as [1]

    The sections on predictive coding and gamma oscillations and on predictive timing and alpha/beta oscillations support a role for these rhythms in cortical sensory processing. The frequency ranges do not match those attributed to the source: our copy defines gamma as >30 Hz and alpha as 8–12 Hz, rather than gamma as 40–90 Hz and the combined alpha/beta bands as 10–30 Hz. No page numbers are available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • Rhythm-based models suggest that deep-layer cortex (layers 5 and 6) feedback predictions using alpha/beta.

    “Deep-layer cortex (layers 5 and 6) feedback predictions using alpha/beta (1, 19).”

    From Layer and rhythm specificity for predictive routing (2020) · cites this paper as [1]

    Box 3 (page unavailable) describes a hypothetical model in which predictions travel backward from deep cortical layers via beta oscillations, and identifies those layers as 5/6. It does not assign alpha oscillations to that deep-layer feedback pathway; its discussion of alpha concerns predictive timing instead. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Violation of expectations is typically associated with increases in gamma power.

    “Conversely, the violation of expectations is typically associated with increases in gamma power, while beta oscillations are initially reduced before resynchronizing.”

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Authors
Arnal, L. H., & Giraud, A.-L.
Affiliations
Inserm (FR)
Corresponding author
Giraud, Anne-Lise
Venue
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-07
Volume
16
Issue
7
Pages
390-398
ISSN
1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2051850587
Cited by
1,114
References
103
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Embodied and Extended Cognition
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Multisensory perception and integration
Keywords
cortical oscillations, sensory prediction, predictive coding, temporal prediction, neural oscillations, perception
MeSH terms
Attention, Bayes Theorem, Humans, Perception, Brain Waves, Anticipation, Psychological

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