Preservation and Changes in Oscillatory Dynamics across the Cortical Hierarchy
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Theta (2–8 Hz), alpha (8–12 Hz), beta (12–35 Hz), and gamma (>35 Hz) rhythms are ubiquitous in the cortex. However, there is little understanding of whether they have similar properties and functions in different cortical areas because they have rarely been compared across them. We record neuronal spikes and local field potentials simultaneously at several levels of the cortical hierarchy in monkeys. Theta, alpha, beta, and gamma oscillations had similar relationships to spiking activity in visual, parietal, and prefrontal cortices. However, the frequencies in all bands increased up the cortical hierarchy. These results suggest that these rhythms have similar inhibitory and excitatory functions across the cortex. We discuss how the increase in frequencies up the cortical hierarchy may help sculpt cortical flow and processing.
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All across cortex, gamma power (>35 Hz)/spiking is higher during bottom-up sensory inputs.
“A key observation is that, all across cortex, gamma power (>35 Hz)/spiking is higher during bottom-up sensory inputs.”
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Gamma power/spiking is anticorrelated with alpha/beta (8 to 30 Hz) power, which is higher under conditions of top-down control (e.g., attention and response inhibition).
“They are anticorrelated with alpha/beta (8 to 30 Hz) power (26–29), which is higher under conditions of top-down control (e.g., attention and response inhibition) (30–34).”
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- Authors
- Lundqvist, M., Bastos, A. M., & Miller, E. K.
- Affiliations
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Published
- 2020-10-01
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 2024-2035
- ISSN
- 0898-929X (ISSN-L)
- 1530-8898
- PMC
- PMC8780323
- OpenAlex
- W3037750721
- Cited by
- 58
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 4.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (K99MH116100, R37MH087027)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Keywords
- cortical oscillations, theta oscillations, alpha rhythm, beta oscillations, gamma oscillations, cortical hierarchy, neuronal spiking, local field potentials, visual cortex, parietal cortex, prefrontal cortex, oscillation frequency, cortical flow
- MeSH terms
- Neurons, Prefrontal Cortex
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