Abstract
Alpha oscillations are strongly modulated by spatial attention. To what extent, the generators of cortical alpha oscillations are spatially distributed and have selectivity that can be related to retinotopic organization is a matter of continuous scientific debate. In the present report, neuromagnetic activity was quantified by means of spatial location tuning functions from 30 participants engaged in a visuospatial attention task. A cue presented briefly in one of 16 locations directing covert spatial attention resulted in a robust modulation of posterior alpha oscillations. The distribution of the alpha sources approximated the retinotopic organization of the human visual system known from hemodynamic studies. Better performance in terms of target identification was associated with a more spatially constrained alpha modulation. The present findings demonstrate that the generators of posterior alpha oscillations are retinotopically organized when modulated by spatial attention.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4432-4440 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Human Brain Mapping |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 15 2019 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Clinical Neurology
- Neurology
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Anatomy
Keywords
- alpha oscillations
- forward encoding modeling
- magnetoencephalography
- retinotopy