Anticipatory control of long-range phase synchronization

Joachim Gross; Frank Schmitz; Irmtraud Schnitzler; Klaus Kessler; Kimron Shapiro; Bernhard Hommel; Alfons Schnitzler

doi:10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05082.x

Anticipatory control of long-range phase synchronization

Joachim Gross, Frank Schmitz, Irmtraud Schnitzler, Klaus Kessler, Kimron Shapiro, Bernhard Hommel, Alfons Schnitzler

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Abstract

Everyday human behaviour relies on our ability to predict outcomes on the basis of moment by moment information. Long-range neural phase synchronization has been hypothesized as a mechanism by which ‘predictions’ can exert an effect on the processing of incoming sensory events. Using magnetoencephalography (MEG) we have studied the relationship between the modulation of phase synchronization in a cerebral network of areas involved in visual target processing and the predictability of target occurrence. Our results reveal a striking increase in the modulation of phase synchronization associated with an increased probability of target occurrence. These observations are consistent with the hypothesis that long-range phase synchronization plays a critical functional role in humans' ability to effectively employ predictive heuristics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2057-2060
Number of pages	4
Journal	European Journal of Neuroscience
Volume	24
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05082.x
Publication status	Published - 16 Oct 2006

Keywords

human
magnetoencephalography
networks
synchronization
visual attention
working memory

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