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EEG gamma-band activity in rapid serial visual presentation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16328311     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Evidence is available that oscillatory activity in the gamma frequency range (>30 Hz) might be related to the attentional selection of target items. Rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) paradigms are instrumental in addressing cognitive functions such as visual attention, and they are increasingly combined with the measurement of electrical brain activity. In the present study, gamma-band responses for target and standard stimuli were investigated in an RSVP oddball paradigm. In a first study, stimuli were presented at a frequency of 10 Hz, the stimulus sequence consisted of rare colored letters (targets) and frequent black letters (standards). In addition, stimulus size was varied across experimental blocks. Significant target modulations were observed for the P3 ERP and induced (i.e., not phase-locked) gamma-band responses. Besides this late activation, no further gamma-band responses were observed. A second study aimed at replicating these findings by employing a reduced stimulus presentation rate of 7.1 Hz. Again, besides the P3 ERP a late increase in induced gamma-band activity was observed. However, as compared to Study 1, this induced response was less pronounced. The induced gamma-band response observed in the present studies might reflect utilization of information derived from previous processing steps for behavioral performance or memory storage as suggested in the 'match-and-utilization-model' of gamma activity.
Authors:
Cornelia Kranczioch; Stefan Debener; Christoph S Herrmann; Andreas K Engel
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2005-11-18
Journal Detail:
Title:  Experimental brain research. Experimentelle Hirnforschung. Expérimentation cérébrale     Volume:  169     ISSN:  1432-1106     ISO Abbreviation:  Exp Brain Res     Publication Date:  2006 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-02-09     Completed Date:  2008-05-08     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0043312     Medline TA:  Exp Brain Res     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  246-54     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institut für Neurophysiologie und Pathophysiologie, Zentrum für Experimentelle Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Brain / physiology*
Brain Mapping
Color Perception / physiology
Electroencephalography*
Event-Related Potentials, P300 / physiology*
Evoked Potentials, Visual*
Female
Humans
Male
Oscillometry
Pattern Recognition, Visual
Photic Stimulation
Reaction Time / physiology
Time Factors

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