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Dissociated ?-band modulations in the dorsal and ventral visual pathways in visuospatial attention and perception.

ABSTRACT: Modulations of occipito-parietal ?-band (8-14 Hz) power that are opposite in direction (?-enhancement vs. ?-suppression) and origin of generation (ipsilateral vs. contralateral to the locus of attention) are a robust correlate of anticipatory visuospatial attention. Yet, the neural generators of these ?-band modulations, their interdependence across homotopic areas, and their respective contribution to subsequent perception remain unclear. To shed light on these questions, we employed magnetoencephalography, while human volunteers performed a spatially cued detection task. Replicating previous findings, we found ?-power enhancement ipsilateral to the attended hemifield and contralateral ?-suppression over occipito-parietal sensors. Source localization (beamforming) analysis showed that ?-enhancement and suppression were generated in 2 distinct brain regions, located in the dorsal and ventral visual streams, respectively. Moreover, ?-enhancement and suppression showed different dynamics and contribution to perception. In contrast to the initial and transient dorsal ?-enhancement, ?-suppression in ventro-lateral occipital cortex was sustained and influenced subsequent target detection. This anticipatory biasing of ventro-lateral extrastriate ?-activity probably reflects increased receptivity in the brain region specialized in processing upcoming target features. Our results add to current models on the role of ?-oscillations in attention orienting by showing that ?-enhancement and suppression can be dissociated in time, space, and perceptual relevance.

SUBMITTER: Capilla A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3888375 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Dissociated α-band modulations in the dorsal and ventral visual pathways in visuospatial attention and perception.

Capilla Almudena A Schoffelen Jan-Mathijs JM Paterson Gavin G Thut Gregor G Gross Joachim J

Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) 20121031 2

Modulations of occipito-parietal α-band (8-14 Hz) power that are opposite in direction (α-enhancement vs. α-suppression) and origin of generation (ipsilateral vs. contralateral to the locus of attention) are a robust correlate of anticipatory visuospatial attention. Yet, the neural generators of these α-band modulations, their interdependence across homotopic areas, and their respective contribution to subsequent perception remain unclear. To shed light on these questions, we employed magnetoenc ...[more]

PMID: 23118197

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Dissociated ?-band modulations in the dorsal and ventral visual pathways in visuospatial attention and perception.

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Dissociated α-band modulations in the dorsal and ventral visual pathways in visuospatial attention and perception.

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