Cognitive Control: Brain Oscillations Coordinate Human Working Memory.

By Paul Sauseng, Heinrich R. Liesefeld. 2020

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Tuning out emotional distractors by tuning in theta rhythm: improving visual working memory using transcranial magnetic stimulation (2026, unknown): “Furthermore, the decrease in P2 amplitude was correlated with prefrontal theta activity, an indicator of attentional control over distractors in WM (Sauseng and Liesefeld 2020).”
Distinct neural oscillations predict individual differences in feedback-guided cognitive flexibility (2026, unknown): “…that pre-frontal and midline θ -band amplitudes enable cognitive flexibility control ( Cooper et al. 2015; Duprez et al. 2020; Riddle et al. 2020; Sauseng and Liesefeld 2020; Muralidharan et al. 2023; Khan et al. 2025), here, we found θ amplitudes to strengthen during Shift trials, but not to…”
Distinct neural oscillations predict covert switching between stable and unstable cognitive representations (2025, unknown): “…showing that prefrontal and midline  -band amplitudes enable cognitive flexibility control (Cooper et al., 2015; Duprez et al., 2020; Khan et al., 2025; Muralidharan et al., 2023; Riddle et al., 2020; Sauseng & Liesefeld, 2020), here, we found no evidence for  amplitudes in enhancing behavior.”
Neural signatures of prioritization and facilitation in retrieving repeated items in visual working memory (2025, unknown): “In line with this, previous studies have reported Theta power (4–7 Hz) oscillatory changes related to top-down control over items (Sauseng et al., 2010; Sauseng and Liesefeld, 2020).”
Inhibitory control in WM gate-opening: Insights from alpha desynchronization and norepinephrine activity under atDCS stimulation (2024, background): “Parietal alpha band activities have been linked to the suppression of distractors (Sauseng and Liesefeld, 2020) and alpha band activity likely serves WM maintenance (Bonnefond and Jensen, 2012; Jensen et al., 2002).”