Soren Wainio-Theberge

2 papers in the library · 92 citations · publishing 2020

Papers

Temporal integration as “common currency” of brain and self‐scale‐free activity in resting‐stateEEGcorrelates with temporal delay effects on self‐relatedness

Human Brain Mapping July 22, 2020 Ivar R. Kolvoort, Soren Wainio-Theberge, Annemarie Wolff et al. 92 citations

The self integrates information across time, but how this psychological temporal integration relates to neuronal temporal integration is unclear. In a modified self-matching task with temporal delays, participants showed a self-prioritization effect—greater accuracy for self-related stimuli—across all delay conditions, indicating stronger temporal integration of self-related information. Resting-state EEG measures of scale-free dynamics (power law exponent and autocorrelation window) indexed neuronal temporal integration. Higher neuronal integration was associated with a stronger increase in the self-prioritization effect over longer delays. Temporal integration on the neuronal level appears to serve as a template for psychological-level self-integration, suggesting it acts as a common currency linking neuronal and psychological aspects of self.

DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25129 Resting State FMRI Electroencephalography Neuroscience Psychology

Is temporo-spatial dynamics the "common currency" of brain and mind? In Quest of "Spatiotemporal Neuroscience".

Physics of Life Reviews July 1, 2020 G. Northoff, Soren Wainio-Theberge, K. Evers

The brain's spontaneous activity constructs its own inner time and space, and this spatiotemporal dynamics may be the missing link between neural activity and mental phenomena such as self, consciousness, and time perception. The authors propose 'Spatiotemporal Neuroscience,' which focuses on the brain's temporo-spatial dynamics—like functional connectivity and frequency fluctuations—rather than on specific cognitive or affective functions. They show how mechanisms such as spatiotemporal repertoire, integration, and speed give rise to distinct mental features. This approach treats the relationship between neuronal and mental features as intrinsic and non-causal, offering a common currency that connects brain and mind.

DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2019.05.002 Medicine Physics Philosophy