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Theta coupling between V4 and prefrontal cortex predicts visual short-term memory performance

Liebe, Stefanie ; Hoerzer, Gregor M. ; Logothetis, Nikos K. ; Rainer, Gregor

In: Nature Neuroscience, 2012, vol. 15, no. 3, p. 456-464

Short-term memory requires communication between multiple brain regions that collectively mediate the encoding and maintenance of sensory information. It has been suggested that oscillatory synchronization underlies intercortical communication. Yet, whether and how distant cortical areas cooperate during visual memory remains elusive. We examined neural interactions between visual area V4 and...

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Neural response dynamics of spiking and local field potential activity depend on CRT monitor refresh-rate in the tree shrew primary visual cortex

Veit, Julia ; Bhattacharyya, Anwesha ; Kretz, Robert ; Rainer, Gregor

In: Journal of Neurophysiology, 2011, vol. 106, p. 2303-2313

Neural response dynamics of spiking and local field potential activity depend on CRT monitor refresh rate in the tree shrew primary visual cortex. Entrainment of neural activity to luminance impulses during the refresh of cathode ray tube monitor displays has been observed in the primary visual cortex (V1) of humans and macaque monkeys. This entrainment is of interest because it tends to...