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To determine whether cross-frequency coupling between theta and gamma oscillations in the human hippocampus provides a physiological mechanism for maintaining multiple items in working memory.

January 26, 2010Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesOpen Access

Cross-frequency coupling supports multi-item working memory in the human hippocampus

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NANikolai AxmacherBeijing Normal University MHMelanie M. HenselerUniversity of Bonn OJOle JensenUniversity of Oxford

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Electrophysiological study demonstrates that hippocampal cross-frequency coupling coordinates multi-item working memory in epilepsy patients, indicating phase-dependent neural storage mechanisms.

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To determine whether cross-frequency coupling between theta and gamma oscillations in the human hippocampus provides a physiological mechanism for maintaining multiple items in working memory.
Recorded intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG) signals from the hippocampus in human epilepsy patients during working memory maintenance.
Analyzed phase-amplitude coupling across theta (4–8 Hz) and beta/gamma (25–100 Hz) frequencies across different memory load conditions.
Simultaneous maintenance of multiple items in working memory induced cross-frequency coupling between theta phase and beta/gamma amplitude in the hippocampus.
Maintaining an increased number of items shifted the modulating theta rhythm toward lower frequencies, providing longer cycles to accommodate additional gamma representations without changing baseline power.
The precision of hippocampal cross-frequency coupling significantly predicted individual working memory performance.

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Axmacher et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d709c69f004159b8aa7f1e https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0911531107

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Electrophysiological study demonstrates that hippocampal cross-frequency coupling coordinates multi-item working memory in epilepsy patients, indicating phase-dependent neural storage mechanisms.

Cross-frequency coupling supports multi-item working memory in the human hippocampus

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Cross-frequency coupling supports multi-item working memory in the human hippocampus

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