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EVOKED OSCILLATIONS AND EARLY COMPONENTS OF EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS: AN ANALYSIS

Department of Physiological Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstr. 34, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria

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MANUEL SCHABUS

Department of Physiological Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstr. 34, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria

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MICHAEL DOPPELMAYR

Department of Physiological Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstr. 34, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria

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WALTER GRUBER

Department of Physiological Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstr. 34, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria

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PAUL SAUSENG

Department of Physiological Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstr. 34, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218127404009417Cited by:21 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

In the present work, we provide new arguments and data indicating that early ERP components are generated at least in part by evoked theta and alpha oscillations. We proceed from the general hypothesis, originally proposed by Erol Basar that ERP's are generated by a superposition of evoked oscillations with different frequencies. Based on findings about event-related desynchronization/synchronization (ERD/ERS), we analyze the following specific hypotheses. If evoked theta and alpha oscillations contribute to the generation of ERP components and if their functional role, type of reactivity and frequency specificity are similar to those of event-related oscillations (measured by ERD/ERS), we expect (i) to see the same functional relationship between frequency and cognitive processes, (ii) the same type of "reactivity" and a (iii) dependency of latency measures of evoked components on IAF. By reviewing respective data, we demonstrate that similar to research about event-related oscillations, evoked alpha reflects attention, whereas evoked theta reflects working memory processes. Furthermore, it was found that individual alpha frequency (IAF) has a significant influence on P1 latency in particular. For a better understanding of these findings, we outline a new theoretical framework. We assume that the P1–N1 complex is generated by an interplay between the synchronous activation of three neuronal network systems, a working memory, attentional, and semantic memory system, each operating with a different frequency, the first in the theta (about 6 Hz), the second in the lower alpha (about 8 Hz) and the third in the upper alpha (about 12 Hz) frequency range. The implications of this theoretical framework are discussed by reviewing research using phase sensitive measures to analyze "local" and "large scale" integration processes between different neural networks.

Part of the research reported in this paper was supported by the Austrian Science Fund, P-13047.

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