Oscillatory Brain State Predicts Variability in Working Memory
Myers N, Stokes M, Walther L, Nobre A. Oscillatory Brain State Predicts Variability in Working Memory. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 7735-7743. PMID: 24899697, PMCID: PMC4044240, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4741-13.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking memoryTrial-by-trial fluctuationsAlpha oscillationsVisual WM taskPosterior alpha oscillationsWM-guided behaviourTrial to trialVisual WMWM taskAlpha-band activityMemory accuracyStimulus encodingMemorized itemsMemory recallState-dependent processesPrestimulus stateVisual cognitionBand activityVisual evoked responsesNeural excitabilityModel-based analysisMemoryCortical excitabilityCapacity limitsEvoked responses