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Gamma coherence and conscious perception

Meador, K. J., Ray, P. G., Echauz, J. R., Loring, D. W., Vachtsevanos, G. J.·2002·Neurology

Abstract

BACKGROUND: High-frequency (e.g., gamma 30 to 50 Hz) coherent neural activity has been postulated to underlie binding of independent neural assemblies and thus integrate processing across distributed neuronal networks to achieve a unified conscious experience. Prior studies suggest that gamma activity may play a role in perceptual mechanisms, but design limitations raise concerns. Thus, controversy exists as to the hypothesis that gamma activity is necessary for perceptual awareness. In addition, controversy exists as to whether the primary sensory cortices are involved directly in the mechanisms of conscious perception or just in processes prior to conscious awareness. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relation of gamma coherence and perception. METHODS: Digital intracranial electrocorticographic recordings from implanted electrodes were obtained in six patients with intractable epilepsy during a simple somatosensory detection task for near-threshold stimuli applied to the contralateral hand. Signal analyses were then conducted using a quantitative approach that employed two-way Hanning digital bandpass filters to compute running correlations across pairs of channels at various time epochs for each patient and each perception state across multiple bandwidths. RESULTS: Gamma coherence occurs in the primary somatosensory cortex approximately 150 to 300 milliseconds after contralateral hand stimuli that are perceived, but not for nonperceived stimuli, which did not differ in character/intensity or early somatosensory evoked potentials. CONCLUSION: The results are consistent with the possible direct involvement of primary sensory cortex in elemental awareness and with a role for gamma coherence in conscious perception.

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  • Beta and gamma frequency band phase synchrony is enhanced for consciously perceived stimuli and correlates with conscious perception in binocular rivalry.

    “Indeed, ␤ and gamma frequency band phase synchrony is enhanced for consciously perceived stimuli (Meador et al., 2002;Gross et al., 2004;Nakatani et al., 2005;Palva et al., 2005) and correlates with conscious perception in binocular rivalry (Fries et al., 1997(Fries et al., , 2002;;Srinivasan et al., 1999;Doesburg et al., 2005).”

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Authors
Meador, K. J., Ray, P. G., Echauz, J. R., Loring, D. W., & Vachtsevanos, G. J.
Affiliations
Georgia Institute of Technology (US)
Venue
Neurology
Published
2002-09-24
Volume
59
Issue
6
Pages
847-854
ISSN
  • 0028-3878 (ISSN-L)
  • 1526-632X
OpenAlex
W2001796590
Cited by
161
References
53
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FWCI
2.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neurology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Keywords
gamma coherence, conscious perception, primary somatosensory cortex, perceptual awareness, neural binding, intracranial electrocorticography, epilepsy
MeSH terms
Adult, Consciousness, Electric Stimulation, Electrodes, Implanted, Electroencephalography, Epilepsy, Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory, Female, Humans, Male, Perception

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