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Laura Zantwijk
Author with expertise in Neuronal Oscillations in Cortical Networks
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Attention Samples Items in Visual Working Memory Rhythmically

Samson Chota et al.Apr 14, 2022
Abstract Attention allows us to selectively enhance the processing of specific locations or features in our external environment while simultaneously filtering out momentarily irrelevant information. It is currently hypothesized that this is achieved through the boosting of relevant sensory signals which biases the competition between competing neural representations. Recent neurophysiological and behavioral studies have revealed that attention is a fundamentally rhythmic process, tightly linked to neural oscillations in fronto-parietal networks. Instead of continuously highlighting a single object or location, attention rhythmically alternates between multiple relevant representations at a frequency of 3 â€“ 6 Hz. However attention can not only be directed towards the external world but also towards internal visual working memory (VWM) representations, e.g. when selecting one of several search templates to find corresponding objects in the external world. Two recent studies have revealed that objects in VWM are attended in a similarly rhythmic fashion as perceived objects. We add to the current literature by showing that retro-cues towards multi-feature gratings in VWM initiate a similar theta-rhythmic competition, modulating reaction times in an anti-phasic manner. Our findings add to the converging body of evidence that external and internal visual representations are accessed by highly similar, rhythmic attentional mechanisms.