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The Involvement of Endogenous Neural Oscillations in the Processing of Rhythmic Input: More Than a Regular Repetition of Evoked Neural Responses

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Authors

Zoefel, JB 
Oever, Sanne Ten 
Sack, Alexander T 

Abstract

It is undisputed that presenting a rhythmic stimulus leads to a measurable brain response that follows the rhythmic structure of this stimulus. What is still debated, however, is the question whether this brain response exclusively reflects a regular repetition of evoked responses, or whether it also includes entrained oscillatory activity. Here we systematically present evidence in favour of an involvement of entrained neural oscillations in the processing of rhythmic input while critically pointing out which questions still need to be addressed before this evidence could be considered conclusive. In this context, we also explicitly discuss the potential functional role of such entrained oscillations, suggesting that these stimulus-aligned oscillations reflect, and serve as, predictive processes, an idea often only implicitly assumed in the literature.

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Keywords

ERP, endogenous, entrainment, evoked response, oscillation, phase, power

Journal Title

Frontiers in Neuroscience

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Journal ISSN

1662-4548
1662-453X

Volume Title

12

Publisher

Frontiers Media
Sponsorship
European Commission Horizon 2020 (H2020) Marie Sk?odowska-Curie actions (743482)