03 Jun 2014
June 3, 2014

Induced Alpha Rhythms Track the Content and Quality of Visual Working Memory Representations with High Temporal Precision

Neuroscience

Anderson et al used scalp EEG recordings to decode the content of working memory and its quality.  Subjects performed a orientation working memory task.  Anderson et al found that the spatial distribution of alpha band power could be used to determine what orientation the subject was remembering and how precisely they were remembering it.  Cool.

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The Miller Lab uses experimental and theoretical approaches to study the neural basis of the high-level cognitive functions that underlie complex goal-directed behavior. ekmillerlab.mit.edu