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ReviewTrends in cognitive sciences2014

Frontal theta as a mechanism for cognitive control.

James F Cavanagh, Michael J Frank

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Review in Trends in cognitive sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1,214 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 authors.

James F CavanaghDepartment of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA. Electronic address: jcavanagh@unm.edu.
Michael J FrankDepartment of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02915, USA.

Funding

Clinical and Computational Studies of Dopamine Function in SchizophreniaR01MH080066 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI GOLD, JAMES M. · 2008 to 2017
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NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH080066NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH080066-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advancements in cognitive neuroscience have afforded a description of neural responses in terms of latent algorithmic operations. However, the adoption of this approach to human scalp electroencephalography (EEG) has been more limited, despite the ability of this methodology to quantify canonical neuronal processes. Here, we provide evidence that theta band activities over the midfrontal cortex appear to reflect a common computation used for realizing the need for cognitive control. Moreover, by virtue of inherent properties of field oscillations, these theta band processes may be used to communicate this need and subsequently implement such control across disparate brain regions. Thus, frontal theta is a compelling candidate mechanism by which emergent processes, such as 'cognitive control', may be biophysically realized.

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Brain MappingCognitionComputer SimulationElectroencephalographyFrontal LobeHumansTheta Rhythmcognitive controlcomputational modelingERPfrontal cortexprediction errortheta

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PMID24835663
PMCPMC4112145

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