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Review, Cognition and Behavior

Beyond the Status Quo: A Role for Beta Oscillations in Endogenous Content (Re)Activation

Bernhard Spitzer and Saskia Haegens
eNeuro 21 July 2017, 4 (4) ENEURO.0170-17.2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0170-17.2017
Bernhard Spitzer
1Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3UD, United Kingdom
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Saskia Haegens
2Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032
3Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen 6500 HB, The Netherlands
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Among the rhythms of the brain, oscillations in the beta frequency range (∼13–30 Hz) have been considered the most enigmatic. Traditionally associated with sensorimotor functions, beta oscillations have recently become more broadly implicated in top-down processing, long-range communication, and preservation of the current brain state. Here, we extend and refine these views based on accumulating new findings of content-specific beta-synchronization during endogenous information processing in working memory (WM) and decision making. We characterize such content-specific beta activity as short-lived, flexible network dynamics supporting the endogenous (re)activation of cortical representations. Specifically, we suggest that beta-mediated ensemble formation within and between cortical areas may awake, rather than merely preserve, an endogenous cognitive set in the service of current task demands. This proposal accommodates key aspects of content-specific beta modulations in monkeys and humans, integrates with timely computational models, and outlines a functional role for beta that fits its transient temporal characteristics.

  • beta rhythm
  • decision making
  • network interactions
  • neural oscillations
  • top-down control
  • working memory

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  • The authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • This work was supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Grants SP 1510/1-1 and SP 1510/2-1 (to B.S.) and by the NWO Veni Grant 451-14-027 (to S.H.).

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.

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