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. 2016 Jul;20(7):483-486.
doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2016.05.008. Epub 2016 May 26.

The Importance of Single-Trial Analyses in Cognitive Neuroscience

Mark Stokes  1 , Eelke Spaak  2
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The Importance of Single-Trial Analyses in Cognitive Neuroscience

Mark Stokes et al. Trends Cogn Sci. 2016 Jul.

Abstract

Theories of working memory typically assume that information is maintained via persistent neural activity. By contrast, Lundqvist et al. report that single-trial delay activity is actually 'bursty'; the classic profile of persistent activity is an artefact of trial-wise averaging. Tackling brain-behaviour relationships at the single-trial level is an important future direction for cognitive neuroscience.

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  • Gamma and Beta Bursts Underlie Working Memory.
    Lundqvist M, Rose J, Herman P, Brincat SL, Buschman TJ, Miller EK. Lundqvist M, et al. Neuron. 2016 Apr 6;90(1):152-164. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.02.028. Epub 2016 Mar 17. Neuron. 2016. PMID: 26996084 Free PMC article.

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