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Pre-semantically defined temporal windows for cognitive processing.

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Pöppel, Ernst·2009·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
DOI 10.1098/rstb.2009.0015PMC PMC2685817
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Neuronal oscillations of different frequencies are hypothesized to be basic for temporal perception; this theoretical concept provides the frame to discuss two temporal mechanisms that are thought to be essential for cognitive processing. One such mechanism operates with periods of oscillations in the range of some tens of milliseconds, and is used for complexity reduction of temporally and spatially distributed neuronal activities. Experimental evidence comes from studies on temporal-order threshold, choice reaction time, single-cell activities, evoked responses in neuronal populations or latency distributions of oculomotor responses. The other mechanism refers to pre-semantic integration in the temporal range of approximately 2–3 s. Experimental evidence comes from studies on temporal reproduction, sensorimotor synchronization, intentional movements, speech segmentation, the shift rate of ambiguous stimuli in the visual or auditory modality or the temporal modulation of the mismatch negativity. These different observations indicate the existence of a universal process of temporal integration underlying the mental machinery. This process is believed to be basic for maintenance and change of perceptual identity. Owing to the omnipresence of this kind of temporal segmentation, it is suggested to use this process for a pragmatic definition of the states of being conscious or the ‘subjective presence’.

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Authors
Pöppel, E.
Affiliations
Institut für Medizinische Psychologie (DE)
Corresponding author
Pöppel, Ernst
ORCID
Pöppel, Ernst
Venue
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Publisher
The Royal Society
Published
2009-07-12
Volume
364
Issue
1525
Pages
1887-1896
ISSN
  • 0962-8436 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-2970
DOI
10.1098/rstb.2009.0015
PMC
PMC2685817
OpenAlex
W2040632576
Cited by
211
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0.81
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journal article
Language
en
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royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ (tdm)
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Keywords
neural oscillations, time perception, temporal window, temporal integration, choice reaction time, sensorimotor synchronization, temporal reproduction, speech segmentation, mismatch negativity, consciousness, oculomotor responses, latency distribution
MeSH terms
Animals, Cognition, Evoked Potentials, Humans, Neurons, Reaction Time, Time Perception

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