Large-scale interactions in predictive processing: oscillatory versus transient dynamics

M Vinck, C Uran, JR Dowdall, B Rummell… - Trends in cognitive …, 2024 - cell.com
How do the two main types of neural dynamics, aperiodic transients and oscillations,
contribute to the interactions between feedforward (FF) and feedback (FB) pathways in …

Beta: bursts of cognition

M Lundqvist, EK Miller, J Nordmark, J Liljefors… - Trends in Cognitive …, 2024 - cell.com
Beta oscillations are linked to the control of goal-directed processing of sensory information
and the timing of motor output. Recent evidence demonstrates they are not sustained but …

Predictive learning shapes the representational geometry of the human brain

A Greco, J Moser, H Preissl, M Siegel - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Predictive coding theories propose that the brain constantly updates internal models to
minimize prediction errors and optimize sensory processing. However, the neural …

Cortical layer-dependent signaling in cognition: Three computational modes of the canonical circuit

Y Miyashita - Annual Review of Neuroscience, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The cerebral cortex performs computations via numerous six-layer modules. The operational
dynamics of these modules were studied primarily in early sensory cortices using bottom-up …

Spatiotemporal dynamics characterise spectral connectivity profiles of continuous speaking and listening

O Abbasi, N Steingräber, N Chalas, DS Kluger… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Speech production and perception are fundamental processes of human cognition that both
rely on intricate processing mechanisms that are still poorly understood. Here, we study …

Low and high beta rhythms have different motor cortical sources and distinct roles in movement control and spatiotemporal attention

S Nougaret, L López-Galdo, E Caytan, J Poitreau… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Low and high beta frequency rhythms were observed in the motor cortex, but their respective
sources and behavioral correlates remain unknown. We studied local field potentials (LFPs) …

Challenges and approaches in the study of neural entrainment

K Duecker, KB Doelling, A Breska, EBJ Coffey… - Journal of …, 2024 - jneurosci.org
When exposed to rhythmic stimulation, the human brain displays rhythmic activity across
sensory modalities and regions. Given the ubiquity of this phenomenon, how sensory …

Ventral frontostriatal circuitry mediates the computation of reinforcement from symbolic gains and losses

H Tang, R Bartolo, BB Averbeck - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Reinforcement learning (RL), particularly in primates, is often driven by symbolic outcomes.
However, it is usually studied with primary reinforcers. To examine the neural mechanisms …

Dissociating prosodic from syntactic delta activity during natural speech comprehension

N Chalas, L Meyer, CW Lo, H Park, DS Kluger… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Decoding human speech requires the brain to segment the incoming acoustic signal into
meaningful linguistic units, ranging from syllables and words to phrases. Integrating these …

An integrative view of the role of prefrontal cortex in consciousness

TI Panagiotaropoulos - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
The involvement of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in consciousness is an ongoing focus of
intense investigation. An important question is whether representations of conscious …