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Low-frequency neuronal oscillations as instruments of sensory selection

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Schroeder, Charles E., Lakatos, Peter·2009·Trends in Neurosciences

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Neuroelectric oscillations reflect rhythmic shifting of neuronal ensembles between high and low excitability states. In natural settings, important stimuli often occur in rhythmic streams, and when oscillations entrain to an input rhythm their high excitability phases coincide with events in the stream, effectively amplifying neuronal input responses. When operating in a 'rhythmic mode', attention can use these differential excitability states as a mechanism of selection by simply enforcing oscillatory entrainment to a task-relevant input stream. When there is no low-frequency rhythm that oscillations can entrain to, attention operates in a 'continuous mode', characterized by extended increase in gamma synchrony. We review the evidence for early sensory selection by oscillatory phase-amplitude modulations, its mechanisms and its perceptual and behavioral consequences.

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Authors
Schroeder, C. E., & Lakatos, P.
Affiliations
Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (US)
Corresponding author
Schroeder, Charles E.
Venue
Trends in Neurosciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-01
Volume
32
Issue
1
Pages
9-18
ISSN
0166-2236 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2158866673
Cited by
1,528
References
69
Citations by year
2026: 68 · 2025: 70 · 2024: 71 · 2023: 86 · 2022: 97 · 2021: 87 · 2020: 149 · 2019: 112 · 2018: 110 · 2017: 108 · 2016: 72 · 2015: 98 · 2014: 74 · 2013: 97 · 2012: 69
FWCI
3.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Trends in Neurosciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH 061989, R01MH061989, R01MH060358, MH 060358)
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (R01DC011490)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Multisensory perception and integration
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Keywords
attention, gamma synchrony, rhythmic modes, continuous mode, perceptual selection
MeSH terms
Animals, Attention, Brain, Electroencephalography, Humans, Models, Neurological, Neurons, Periodicity, Sensation

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