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July 31, 2025

Cortical traveling waves in time and space: Physics, physiology, and psychology

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JCJace CruddasJPJames C. PangAFAlex Fornito

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Overview

Experimental studies demonstrate how cortical waves impact physiology and psychology, highlighting their role in information processing.

Key Points

  • Cortical activity propagates as waves structured in time and space, indicating their fundamental role in brain dynamics.
  • Spontaneous macroscopic waves synchronize distinct cortical regions, enhancing communication across processing hierarchies.
  • Cortical waves encode information about stimuli and behavior, crucial for understanding predictive coding mechanisms.
  • Understanding cortical waves requires integrating concepts from physics, physiology, and psychology for a comprehensive approach.

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Cruddas et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a094be6551bb0af8cf31chttps://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/97ad5_v1
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