Abstract
Event-related potentials (ERPs) provide evidence of a direct link between cognitive events and brain electrical activity in a wide range of cognitive paradigms. It has generally been held that an ERP is the result of a set of discrete stimulus-evoked brain events. A recent study, however, provides new evidence to suggest that some ERP components might be generated by stimulus-induced changes in ongoing brain dynamics. This is consistent with views emerging from several neuroscientific fields, suggesting that phase synchronization of ongoing rhythms across different spatio-temporal scales mediates the functional integration necessary to perform higher cognitive tasks.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 387-389 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Trends in Neurosciences |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2002 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Biological Clocks
- Brain
- Cognition
- Evoked Potentials
- Humans
- Nerve Net
- Neural Pathways
- Neurons
- Nonlinear Dynamics
- Perception
- Comment