Working memory and neural oscillations: Alpha-gamma versus theta-gamma codes for distinct WM information?

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-25

  Roux, Frédéric ^a   Uhlhaas, Peter J ^b,c,d  

^a BASQUE CENTER ON COGNITION   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d ERNST STRÜNGMANN INSTITUTE ESI FOR NEUROSCIENCE IN COOPERATION WITH MAX PLANCK SOCIETY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell assemblies; Cognition; Cross frequency coupling; MEG EEG; Oscillations; Working memory

Indexed keywords

CELL ASSEMBLY; COGNITION; CROSSFREQUENCY COUPLINGS (CFC); MEG/EEG; OSCILLATIONS; WORKING MEMORY;

COUPLED CIRCUITS; NEURAL NETWORKS;

MAINTENANCE;

ALPHA GAMMA CODE; ALPHA RHYTHM; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; AUDITORY MEMORY; CELL ACTIVITY; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITION; DECLARATIVE MEMORY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GAMMA RHYTHM; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEURAL OSCILLATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RESPONSE TIME; RETICULAR FORMATION; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; STRIATE CORTEX; THETA GAMMA CODE; THETA RHYTHM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; WORKING MEMORY;

CELL ASSEMBLIES; COGNITION; CROSS-FREQUENCY COUPLING; MEG/EEG; OSCILLATIONS; WORKING MEMORY;

ALPHA RHYTHM; BRAIN WAVES; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEURONS; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 84890440544     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: 1879307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2013.10.010     Document Type: Review

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