Rhythmic temporal expectation boosts neural activity by increasing neural gain

R Auksztulewicz, NE Myers, JW Schnupp… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Temporal orienting improves sensory processing, akin to other top–down biases. However,
it is unknown whether these improvements reflect increased neural gain to any stimuli …

Phase entrainment of human delta oscillations can mediate the effects of expectation on reaction speed

G Stefanics, B Hangya, I Hernádi, I Winkler… - Journal of …, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
The more we anticipate a response to a predictable stimulus, the faster we react. This
empirical observation has been confirmed and quantified by many investigators suggesting …

Beat-based and memory-based temporal expectations in rhythm: similar perceptual effects, different underlying mechanisms

FL Bouwer, H Honing, HA Slagter - Journal of Cognitive …, 2020 - direct.mit.edu
Predicting the timing of incoming information allows the brain to optimize information
processing in dynamic environments. Behaviorally, temporal expectations have been shown …

Entrained delta oscillations reflect the subjective tracking of time

LH Arnal, AK Kleinschmidt - Communicative & integrative biology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The ability to precisely anticipate the timing of upcoming events at the time-scale of seconds
is essential to predict objects' trajectories or to select relevant sensory information. What …

Temporal expectations and neural amplitude fluctuations in auditory cortex interactively influence perception

B Herrmann, MJ Henry, S Haegens, J Obleser - Neuroimage, 2016 - Elsevier
Alignment of neural oscillations with temporally regular input allows listeners to generate
temporal expectations. However, it remains unclear how behavior is governed in the context …

Delta–beta coupled oscillations underlie temporal prediction accuracy

LH Arnal, KB Doelling, D Poeppel - Cerebral Cortex, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The ability to generate temporal predictions is fundamental for adaptive behavior. Precise
timing at the time-scale of seconds is critical, for instance to predict trajectories or to select …

Temporal prediction in lieu of periodic stimulation

B Morillon, CE Schroeder, V Wyart… - Journal of …, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
Predicting not only what will happen, but also when it will happen is extremely helpful for
optimizing perception and action. Temporal predictions driven by periodic stimulation …

Spatial attention and temporal expectation exert differential effects on visual and auditory discrimination

A Wilsch, MR Mercier, J Obleser… - Journal of Cognitive …, 2020 - direct.mit.edu
Anticipation of an impending stimulus shapes the state of the sensory systems, optimizing
neural and behavioral responses. Here, we studied the role of brain oscillations in mediating …

Complementary fMRI and EEG evidence for more efficient neural processing of rhythmic vs. unpredictably timed sounds

N Van Atteveldt, G Musacchia… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The brain's fascinating ability to adapt its internal neural dynamics to the temporal structure
of the sensory environment is becoming increasingly clear. It is thought to be metabolically …

Slow‐delta phase concentration marks improved temporal expectations based on the passage of time

A Wilsch, MJ Henry, B Herrmann, B Maess… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Temporal expectations enhance neural encoding precision, reflected in optimized alignment
of slow neural oscillatory phase, and facilitate subsequent stimulus processing. If an event's …