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dc.contributor.authorBuschman, Tim
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Earl K.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-06T19:04:41Z
dc.date.available2011-05-06T19:04:41Z
dc.date.issued2010-11
dc.date.submitted2010-06
dc.identifier.issn1662-5161
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62593
dc.description.abstractOur thoughts have a limited bandwidth; we can only fully process a few items in mind simultaneously. To compensate, the brain developed attention, the ability to select information relevant to the current task, while filtering out the rest. Therefore, by understanding the neural mechanisms of attention we hope to understand a core component of cognition. Here, we review our recent investigations of the neural mechanisms underlying the control of visual attention in frontal and parietal cortex. This includes the observation that the neural mechanisms that shift attention were synchronized to 25 Hz oscillatory brain rhythms, with each shift in attention falling within a single cycle of the oscillation. We generalize these findings to present a hypothesis that cognition relies on neural mechanisms that operate in discrete, periodic computations, as reflected in ongoing oscillations. We discuss the advantages of the model, experimental support, and make several testable hypotheses.en_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Media S.A.en_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2010.00194en_US
dc.rightsArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.en_US
dc.sourceFrontiersen_US
dc.titleShifting the spotlight of attention: evidence for discrete computations in cognitionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationBuschman, Timothy J. and Earl K. Miller "Shifting the spotlight of attention: evidence for discrete computations in cognition." (2010) Front. Hum. Neurosci. 4:194.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciencesen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMcGovern Institute for Brain Research at MITen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPicower Institute for Learning and Memoryen_US
dc.contributor.approverMiller, Earl K.
dc.contributor.mitauthorMiller, Earl K.
dc.contributor.mitauthorBuschman, Tim
dc.relation.journalFrontiers in Human Neuroscienceen_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsBuschman, Timothy J.; Miller, Earl K.en
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1298-2761
mit.licensePUBLISHER_POLICYen_US
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