Psychology

Low frequency oscillations – neural correlates of stability and flexibility in cognition

J. Ericson, N. R. Ibáñez, et al.

Across three MEG visuospatial working memory studies, researchers found four distinct theta- and alpha-band networks that define functional states—an encoding state dominated by posterior theta and a maintenance state led by dorsal alpha—where optimal transitions improve performance; an in-silico spiking and oscillatory model with phase-amplitude coupling explains how frequency and region steer information flow. Research conducted by Julia Ericson, Nieves Ruiz Ibáñez, Mikael Lundqvist, and Torkel Klingberg.