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The Concept of Event-Related Oscillations: A Spotlight on Extended Applications

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Event-related neuroelectric oscillations have provided important tools for exploring information processing in the brain. The concept of event-related oscillations (EROs) is linked to that of event-related potentials (ERPs). Both the ERPs and EROs are derived from electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings following the appearance of an event. There are, however, several essential advantages of the ERO approach. These refer to the ability (1) to analyze a variety of characteristics of neuroelectric responses reflecting their magnitude, frequency and phase; (2) to separate functionally specific but simultaneous mechanisms of information processing; and (3) to apply a physiological approach assuming a close relationship between the ongoing brain state and the mode of incoming information processing. Also, established methods, analytic tools, and parameters for assessment of EROs are outlined. The major focus of the chapter is on some less well recognized extended applications of the concept of EROs in neurocognitive research. Specifically, applications to (1) internal information processing, (2) event-related frequency tuning, (3) event-related spatial synchronization, and (4) detection of multi-second behavioral patterns are described.

Roumen Kirov (deceased)

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Abbreviations

ADHD:

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

CSD:

Current source density

CWT:

Continuous wavelet transform

DMN:

Default mode network

EEG:

Electroencephalography

ERO:

Event-related oscillation

ERP:

Event-related potential

ERSS:

Event-related spatial synchronization

FFT:

Fast Fourier transform

Nc:

Correct response negativity

Ne:

Error response negativity

PLF:

Phase-locking factor

PLI:

Phase-lag index

PLV:

Phase-locking value

RRP:

Response-related potential

SW:

Sleep slow wave

TF:

Time frequency

TOTP:

Total power

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This study is supported by the National Research Fund by the Ministry of Education and Science, Sofia, Bulgaria (Project DN13-7/2017).

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Kolev, V., Kirov, R., Yordanova, J. (2023). The Concept of Event-Related Oscillations: A Spotlight on Extended Applications. In: Stoyanov, D., Draganski, B., Brambilla, P., Lamm, C. (eds) Computational Neuroscience. Neuromethods, vol 199. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3230-7_4

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