Occipital alpha activity during stimulus processing gates the information flow to object-selective cortex.

Given the limited processing capabilities of the sensory system, it is essential that attended information is gated to downstream areas, whereas unattended information is blocked. While it has been proposed that alpha band (8-13 Hz) activity serves to route information to downstream regions by inhib...

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Main Authors: Johanna M Zumer, René Scheeringa, Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen, David G Norris, Ole Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-10-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001965