Beyond task response–pre-stimulus activity modulates contents of consciousness

G Northoff, F Zilio, J Zhang - Physics of life reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
The current discussion on the neural correlates of the contents of consciousness (NCCc)
focuses mainly on the post-stimulus period of task-related activity. This neglects the …

A measure centrality index for systematic empirical comparison of consciousness theories

R Chis-Ciure, L Melloni, G Northoff - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2024 - Elsevier
Consciousness science is marred by disparate constructs and methodologies, making it
challenging to systematically compare theories. This foundational crisis casts doubts on the …

Auditory inputs modulate intrinsic neuronal timescales during sleep

P Klar, Y Çatal, S Fogel, G Jocham, R Langner… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have demonstrated that intrinsic
neuronal timescales (INT) undergo modulation by external stimulation during …

Irregularity of visual motion perception and negative symptoms in schizophrenia

Y Fan, Y Tao, J Wang, Y Gao, W Wei, C Zheng… - Schizophrenia, 2024 - nature.com
Schizophrenia (SZ) is a severe psychiatric disorder characterized by perceptual, emotional,
and behavioral abnormalities, with cognitive impairment being a prominent feature of the …

Flexibility of intrinsic neural timescales during distinct behavioral states

Y Çatal, K Keskin, A Wolman, P Klar, D Smith… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Recent neuroimaging studies demonstrate a heterogeneity of timescales prevalent in the
brain's ongoing spontaneous activity, labeled intrinsic neural timescales (INT). At the same …

Cortical activations in cognitive task performance at multiple frequency bands

ZQ Gong, XN Zuo - Cerebral Cortex, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Neural oscillations are fundamental for brain function and govern various cognitive
processes. Recent functional magnetic resonance imaging advances offer the opportunity to …

From the brain's encoding of input dynamics to its behavior: neural dynamics shape bias in decision making

A Wolman, S Lechner, LL Angeletti, J Goheen… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
The human brain is tightly connected to the individual's environment and its input dynamics.
How the dynamics of periodic environmental stimuli influence neural activity and …

[HTML][HTML] Repertoire of timescales in uni–and transmodal regions mediate working memory capacity

A Wolman, Y Çatal, P Klar, J Steffener, G Northoff - NeuroImage, 2024 - Elsevier
Working memory (WM) describes the dynamic process of maintenance and manipulation of
information over a certain time delay. Neuronally, WM recruits a distributed network of …

Dark Brain Energy: Toward an Integrative Model of Spontaneous Slow Oscillations

ZQ Gong, XN Zuo - Physics of Life Reviews, 2025 - Elsevier
Neural oscillations facilitate the functioning of the human brain in spatial and temporal
dimensions at various frequencies. These oscillations feature a universal frequency …

The Constrained Disorder Principle May Account for Consciousness

T Sigawi, O Hamtzany, JD Shakargy, Y Ilan - Brain Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
There is still controversy surrounding the definition and mechanisms of consciousness. The
constrained disorder principle (CDP) defines complex systems by their dynamic borders …