The phase and frequency of neural oscillations in the alpha band (8–12 Hz) have been recently proposed as key parameters for the temporal resolution of visual perception. Here, we tested the possible causal links between these oscillatory features and temporal integration/segregation. The individual alpha frequency (IAF) peak as obtained from resting-state electroencephalography was used to set the frequency of sensory (audio-visual) entrainment for the lower (IAF − 2 Hz) and upper (IAF + 2 Hz) alpha. Entrainment at IAF ± 2 Hz was administered in the prestimulus interval to align oscillations to a faster or slower rhythm. We densely sampled in time the accuracy for integration/segregation by using identical stimuli with different instructions. The spectral peaks of performance fluctuations over time were found in the upper or lower alpha band for the IAF + 2 and IAF − 2 Hz entrainment, respectively, implying that faster entrainment resulted in faster behavioral fluctuations. Moreover, ...

Alpha-band sensory entrainment alters the duration of temporal windows in visual perception / Ronconi, Luca; Busch, Niko A.; Melcher, David. - In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. - ISSN 2045-2322. - 8:1(2018), p. 11810. [10.1038/s41598-018-29671-5]

Alpha-band sensory entrainment alters the duration of temporal windows in visual perception

Ronconi, Luca;Melcher, David
2018-01-01

Abstract

The phase and frequency of neural oscillations in the alpha band (8–12 Hz) have been recently proposed as key parameters for the temporal resolution of visual perception. Here, we tested the possible causal links between these oscillatory features and temporal integration/segregation. The individual alpha frequency (IAF) peak as obtained from resting-state electroencephalography was used to set the frequency of sensory (audio-visual) entrainment for the lower (IAF − 2 Hz) and upper (IAF + 2 Hz) alpha. Entrainment at IAF ± 2 Hz was administered in the prestimulus interval to align oscillations to a faster or slower rhythm. We densely sampled in time the accuracy for integration/segregation by using identical stimuli with different instructions. The spectral peaks of performance fluctuations over time were found in the upper or lower alpha band for the IAF + 2 and IAF − 2 Hz entrainment, respectively, implying that faster entrainment resulted in faster behavioral fluctuations. Moreover, ...
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Ronconi, Luca; Busch, Niko A.; Melcher, David
Alpha-band sensory entrainment alters the duration of temporal windows in visual perception / Ronconi, Luca; Busch, Niko A.; Melcher, David. - In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. - ISSN 2045-2322. - 8:1(2018), p. 11810. [10.1038/s41598-018-29671-5]
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