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Stonkus, R. ; Braun, Verena ; Kerlin, Jess R. ; Volberg, Gregor ; Hanslmayr, Simon

Probing the causal role of prestimulus interregional synchrony for perceptual integration via tACS

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Stonkus, R., Braun, Verena, Kerlin, Jess R., Volberg, Gregor und Hanslmayr, Simon (2016) Probing the causal role of prestimulus interregional synchrony for perceptual integration via tACS. Scientific Reports 12, S. 32065.

DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.41463


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The phase of prestimulus oscillations at 7-10 Hz has been shown to modulate perception of briefly presented visual stimuli. Specifically, a recent combined EEG-fMRI study suggested that a prestimulus oscillation at around 7 Hz represents open and closed windows for perceptual integration by modulating connectivity between lower order occipital and higher order parietal brain regions. We here ...

The phase of prestimulus oscillations at 7-10 Hz has been shown to modulate perception of briefly presented visual stimuli. Specifically, a recent combined EEG-fMRI study suggested that a prestimulus oscillation at around 7 Hz represents open and closed windows for perceptual integration by modulating connectivity between lower order occipital and higher order parietal brain regions. We here utilized brief event-related transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to specifically modulate this prestimulus 7 Hz oscillation, and the synchrony between parietal and occipital brain regions. To this end we tested for a causal role of this particular prestimulus oscillation for perceptual integration. The EEG was acquired at the same time allowing us to investigate frequency specific after effects phase-locked to stimulation offset. On a behavioural level our results suggest that tACS did modulate perceptual integration, however, in an unexpected manner. On an electrophysiological level our results suggest that brief tACS does induce oscillatory entrainment, as visible in frequency specific activity phase-locked to stimulation offset. Together, our results do not strongly support a causal role of prestimulus 7 Hz oscillations for perceptual integration. However, our results suggest that brief tACS is capable of modulating oscillatory activity in a temporally sensitive manner.



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DokumentenartArtikel
Titel eines Journals oder einer ZeitschriftScientific Reports
VerlagNature
Open Access ArtSHERPA/RoMEO
Ort der VeröffentlichungLONDON
Band12
SeitenbereichS. 32065
Datum2016
Veröffentlichungsdatum03 Feb 2020 14:43
InstitutionenHumanwissenschaften > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie I (Allgemeine Psychologie I und Methodenlehre) - Prof. Dr. Mark W. Greenlee
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WertTyp
10.1038/srep32065DOI
Stichwörter / KeywordsALTERNATING-CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT; BRAIN OSCILLATIONS; VISUAL-PERCEPTION; SPATIAL ATTENTION; ELECTRIC-FIELD; ALPHA-PHASE; ENTRAINMENT; MECHANISM; SUPPRESSION;
Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 150 Psychologie
StatusVeröffentlicht
BegutachtetJa, diese Version wurde begutachtet
An der Universität Regensburg entstandenJa
URN der UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-414638
Dokumenten-ID41463

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