Highlights•We reviewed the evidence on the role alpha oscillations might play in
attention.•There is an abundance of support for alpha power playing a functional inhibitory …

Distractor suppression, or the ability to disregard salient distractors while dealing with task-
relevant information, is a key component of selective attention. Recent research has shown …

The ability to process and respond to external input is critical for adaptive behavior. Why,
then, do neural and behavioral responses vary across repeated presentations of the same …

The identification of neurobiological markers that predict individual predisposition to pain
are not only important for development of effective pain treatments, but would also yield a …

Consumers frequently make decisions about how much they are willing to pay (WTP) for
specific products and services, but little is known about the neural mechanisms underlying …

The functional inhibition account states that alpha-band (8–14 Hz) power implements
attentional control by selectively inhibiting task-irrelevant neural representations. This …

Action is a medium of collecting sensory information about the environment, which in turn is
shaped by architectural affordances. Affordances characterize the fit between the physical …

Only a subset of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients progress to develop a form of
dementia. A prominent feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive decline in …

Alpha rhythmic activity is often suggested to exert an inhibitory influence on information
processing. However, relatively little is known about how reported alpha-related effects are …

Electroencephalography and magnetoencephalography are noninvasive neuroimaging
techniques that have been used extensively to study various resting-state and cognitive …