ALPHA EEG PREDICTS VISUAL REACTION TIME
Yi Jin, J. O'Halloran, L. Plon, C. Sandman, S. Potkin
International Journal of Neuroscience 2006 DOI: 10.1080/00207450600553232 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | Alpha peak frequency correlated with conflict reaction time, and alpha selectivity was associated with simple reaction time. The authors argue these results are consistent with prior reports and support the hypothesis that alpha EEG represents excitability cycles and may serve as a brain clock for spatial synchronization. |
Abstract
Studies have suggested that consciousness is encoded discretely in time and synchronously in space of the brain. The present study was to model the alpha EEG as a brain clock to carry out the functions and to test whether the quality and rate of the oscillation could predict behavioral timing. Results showed that the alpha peak frequency was correlated with the conflict reaction time, and the selectivity was associated with the simple reaction time. These findings are consistent with previous reports and support the hypothesis that alpha EEG represents excitability cycles and may serves as a brain clock for spatial synchronization.