NDLI: Spectral Signatures of Saccade Target Selection

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Author	Carl, Christine Hipp, Joerg F. König, Peter Engel, Andreas K.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Action generation relies on a widely distributed network of brain areas. However, little is known about the spatiotemporal dynamics of neuronal activity in the network that gives rise to voluntary action in humans. Here, we used magnetoencephalography (MEG) and source analysis (n = 15, 7 female subjects) to investigate the spectral signatures of human cortical networks engaged in active and intrinsically motivated viewing behavior. We compared neuronal activity of externally cued saccades with saccades to freely chosen targets. For planning and execution of both saccade types, we found an increase in gamma band (~64–128 Hz) activity and a concurrent decrease in beta band (~12–32 Hz) activity in saccadic control areas, including the intraparietal sulcus and the frontal eye fields. Guided compared to voluntary actions were accompanied by stronger transient increases in the gamma and low frequency (<16 Hz) range immediately following the instructional cue. In contrast, action selection between competing alternatives was reflected by stronger sustained fronto-parietal gamma increases that occurred later in time and persisted until movement execution. This sustained enhancement for free target selection was accompanied by a spatially widespread reduction of lower frequency power (~8–45 Hz) in parietal and extrastriate areas. Our results suggest that neuronal population activity in the gamma frequency band in a distributed network of fronto-parietal areas reflects the intrinsically driven process of selection among competing behavioral alternatives.
Starting Page	130
Ending Page	148
Page Count	19
File Format	PDF
ISSN	08960267
Journal	Brain Topography
Volume Number	29
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15736792
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-02-18
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Cortical saccade generation Action selection Gamma band activity Intraparietal sulcus Frontal eye fields MEG Neurosciences Psychiatry Neurology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Neurology Anatomy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging Neurology (clinical) Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

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