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SUBMITTER: Griffiths BJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6904219 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Griffiths Benjamin James BJ Mayhew Stephen D SD Mullinger Karen J KJ Jorge João J Charest Ian I Wimber Maria M Hanslmayr Simon S
eLife 20191129
Massed synchronised neuronal firing is detrimental to information processing. When networks of task-irrelevant neurons fire in unison, they mask the signal generated by task-critical neurons. On a macroscopic level, such synchronisation can contribute to alpha/beta (8-30 Hz) oscillations. Reducing the amplitude of these oscillations, therefore, may enhance information processing. Here, we test this hypothesis. Twenty-one participants completed an associative memory task while undergoing simultan ...[more]