Colleges
Ole Jensen
Chair of Translational Cognitive Neuroscience
The Neuronal Oscillations Group
The Neuronal Oscillations group aims to explore how oscillatory brain activity shapes the functional architecture of the brain during cognitive processes. Specifically, we focus on the mechanistic roles that brain oscillations play in supporting key cognitive functions, such as attention and memory. We apply this insight to investigate the neuronal substrate of neurological and psychiatric disorders. By adopting a network-based approach, we utilize various techniques including MEG, intracranial recordings, computational modelling, and EEG combined with fMRI and TMS.
Currently, we are advancing OPM/MEG technology, with a special emphasis on its application in pediatric cognitive and clinical research. Our core goal is to investigate the development of attention mechanisms in children and understand how these mechanisms contribute to reading skills.
Key publications
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An oscillatory pipelining mechanism supporting previewing during visual exploration and reading.
Journal article
Jensen O. et al, (2021), Trends Cogn Sci, 25, 1033 - 1044
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Distractor inhibition by alpha oscillations is controlled by an indirect mechanism governed by goal-relevant information.
Journal article
Jensen O., (2024), Commun Psychol, 2
Recent publications
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Differential neural mechanisms underlie cortical gating of visual spatial attention mediated by alpha-band oscillations.
Journal article
Yang X. et al, (2024), Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 121
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Visual Processing by Hierarchical and Dynamic Multiplexing.
Journal article
Bonnefond M. et al, (2024), eNeuro, 11
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Optimizing magnetometers arrays and analysis pipelines for multivariate pattern analysis.
Journal article
Bezsudnova Y. et al, (2024), J Neurosci Methods, 412
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Oscillations in an artificial neural network convert competing inputs into a temporal code.
Journal article
Duecker K. et al, (2024), PLoS Comput Biol, 20
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Oscillatory brain mechanisms for memory formation: Online and offline processes
Chapter
Hanslmayr S. et al, (2024), The Oxford Handbook of Human Memory: Foundations and Applications, 1, 711 - 739