Preparatory α-band oscillations reflect spatial gating independently of predictions regarding target identity
Wildegger T, van Ede F, Woolrich M, Gillebert C, Nobre A. Preparatory α-band oscillations reflect spatial gating independently of predictions regarding target identity. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2017, 117: 1385-1394. PMID: 28077669, PMCID: PMC5350265, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00856.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpatial gatingGating of informationAttentional cuesHuman brain oscillationsTarget identityFeature-based predictionsCue-target intervalVisual targetVisual detection taskFeature-based attentionUpcoming visual targetSpatial attention cuesCovert spatial attentionOscillationsUninformative cuesBehavioral benefitsBrain activityBehavioral levelAnticipatory attentionCortical regionsSpatial attentionA-bandAttended locationSpatial cuesBrain oscillations