The Importance of Ignoring: Alpha Oscillations Protect Selectivity
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Selective attention is often thought to entail an enhancement of some task-relevant stimulus or attribute. We discuss the perspective that ignoring irrelevant, distracting information plays a complementary role in information processing. Cortical oscillations within the alpha (8–14 Hz) frequency band have emerged as a marker of sensory suppression. This suppression is linked to selective attention for visual, auditory, somatic, and verbal stimuli. Inhibiting processing of irrelevant input makes responses more accurate and timely. It also helps protect material held in short-term memory against disruption. Furthermore, this selective process keeps irrelevant information from distorting the fidelity of memories. Memory is only as good as the perceptual representations on which it is based and on whose maintenance it depends. Modulation of alpha oscillations can be exploited as an active, purposeful mechanism to help people pay attention and remember the things that matter.
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Cortical oscillations in the alpha band (8-14 Hz), previously considered an idling rhythm increasing in power at rest, have more recently been linked to ignoring task-irrelevant information.
“Electroencephalography (EEG) studies have shown that cortical oscillations in the alpha band (8–14 Hz), previously considered an “idling” rhythm increasing in power at rest90, has more recently been linked to ignoring of task-irrelevant information (for review see ref. 91).”
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- Authors
- Payne, L., & Sekuler, R.
- Affiliations
- Brandeis University (US)
- ORCID
- Sekuler, Robert
- Venue
- Current Directions in Psychological Science
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2014-06
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 171-177
- ISSN
- 0963-7214 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8721
- PMC
- PMC4266987
- OpenAlex
- W2155751427
- Cited by
- 95
- References
- 44
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 7
- FWCI
- 4.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Current Directions in Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (T32NS007292)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Keywords
- selective attention, sensory suppression, alpha oscillations, short-term memory, memory fidelity, perceptual representation, cortical oscillations, attention and memory
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