Fluctuations in instantaneous frequency predict alpha amplitude during visual perception
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Author list: Nelli S., Itthipuripat S., Srinivasan R., Serences J.T.
Publisher: Nature Research
Publication year: 2017
Journal: Nature Communications (2041-1723)
Volume number: 8
Issue number: 1
ISSN: 2041-1723
eISSN: 2041-1723
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
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Abstract
Rhythmic neural activity in the alpha band (8-13 Hz) is thought to have an important role in the selective processing of visual information. Typically, modulations in alpha amplitude and instantaneous frequency are thought to reflect independent mechanisms impacting dissociable aspects of visual information processing. However, in complex systems with interacting oscillators such as the brain, amplitude and frequency are mathematically dependent. Here, we record electroencephalography in human subjects and show that both alpha amplitude and instantaneous frequency predict behavioral performance in the same visual discrimination task. Consistent with a model of coupled oscillators, we show that fluctuations in instantaneous frequency predict alpha amplitude on a single trial basis, empirically demonstrating that these metrics are not independent. This interdependence suggests that changes in amplitude and instantaneous frequency reflect a common change in the excitatory and inhibitory neural activity that regulates alpha oscillations and visual information processing. ฉ 2017 The Author(s).
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