Psychology

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

J. Ericson, N. R. Ibáñez, et al.

Across three MEG datasets of visuospatial working memory, the authors identified four theta/alpha networks defining functional states—an encoding state dominated by posterior theta and a maintenance state dominated by dorsal alpha—where optimal transition rates predicted better performance; an in-silico spiking/oscillatory model with phase–amplitude coupling showed how frequency and region modulate information flow. Research conducted by Julia Ericson, Nieves Ruiz Ibáñez, Mikael Lundqvist, and Torkel Klingberg.