Spatial Attentional Selection Modulates Early Visual Stimulus Processing Independently of Visual Alpha Modulations

The capacity-limited human brain is constantly confronted with a huge amount of sensory information. Selective attention is needed for biasing neural processing towards relevant information and consequently allows meaningful interaction with the environment. Activity in the alpha-band has been propo...

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Vydáno v:Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. 1991) Ročník 30; číslo 6; s. 3686
Hlavní autoři: Gundlach, C, Moratti, S, Forschack, N, Müller, M M
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: United States 18.05.2020
Témata:
Adolescent
Adult
Alpha Rhythm - physiology
Attention - physiology
Electroencephalography
Evoked Potentials, Visual - physiology
Female
Humans
Male
Neural Inhibition - physiology
Photic Stimulation
Spatial Processing - physiology
Visual Cortex - physiology
Young Adult
steady-state visual evoked potentials
vision
spatial attention
EEG
alpha oscillations
ISSN:1460-2199, 1460-2199
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Shrnutí:The capacity-limited human brain is constantly confronted with a huge amount of sensory information. Selective attention is needed for biasing neural processing towards relevant information and consequently allows meaningful interaction with the environment. Activity in the alpha-band has been proposed to be related to top-down modulation of neural inhibition and could thus represent a viable candidate to control the priority of stimulus processing. It is, however, unknown whether modulations in the alpha-band directly relate to changes in the sensory gain control of the early visual cortex. Here, we used a spatial cueing paradigm while simultaneously measuring ongoing alpha-band oscillations and steady-state visual evoked potentials (SSVEPs) as a marker of continuous early sensory processing in the human visual cortex. Thereby, the effects of spatial attention for both of these signals and their potential interactions were assessed. As expected, spatial attention modulated both alpha-band and SSVEP responses. However, their modulations were independent of each other and the corresponding activity profiles differed across task demands. Thus, our results challenge the view that modulations of alpha-band activity represent a mechanism that directly alters or controls sensory gain. The potential role of alpha-band oscillations beyond sensory processing will be discussed in light of the present results.
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ISSN:1460-2199
1460-2199
DOI:10.1093/cercor/bhz335