Title |
Spatial Attention and the Effects of Frontoparietal Alpha Band Stimulation
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Published in |
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, January 2017
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DOI | 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00658 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Martine R. van Schouwenburg, Theodore P. Zanto, Adam Gazzaley |
Abstract |
A frontoparietal network has long been implicated in top-down control of attention. Recent studies have suggested that this network might communicate through coherence in the alpha band. Here we aimed to test the effect of coherent alpha (8-12 Hz) stimulation on the frontoparietal network. To this end, we recorded behavioral performance and electroencephalography (EEG) data while participants were engaged in a spatial attention task. Furthermore, participants received transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) over the right frontal and parietal cortex, which oscillated coherently in-phase within the alpha band. Compared to a group of participants that received sham stimulation, we found that coherent frontoparietal alpha band stimulation altered a behavioral spatial attention bias. Neurally, the groups showed hemispheric-specific differences in alpha coherence between the frontal and parietal-occipital cortex. These results provide preliminary evidence that alpha coherence in the frontoparietal network might play a role in top-down control of spatial attention. |
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