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Dynamics of working memory for moving sounds: an event-related potential and scalp current density study.

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Human brain imaging studies have suggested that posterior temporo-parietal regions are involved in auditory spatial processing. We used electroencephalography to investigate the dynamics of temporo-parietal networks during working memory for moving ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003Aug in Journal: Neuroimage (Language : eng)

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1. Neuroimage. 2003 Aug;19(4):1427-38

Dynamics of working memory for moving sounds: an event-related potential and scalp current density study.

Kaiser J, Bertrand O

Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Gartenstrasse 29, 72074 Tübingen, Germany. jochen.kaiser@uni-tuebingen.de

Human brain imaging studies have suggested that posterior temporo-parietal regions are involved in auditory spatial processing. We used electroencephalography to investigate the dynamics of temporo-parietal networks during working memory for moving sounds. A delayed matching-to-sample task required a decision on the identity of positions and trajectories of two moving sounds S1 and S2 presented with delays of 927 or 1427 ms. Moving sounds consisted of noise bursts positioned at successive angles to create the impression of one of six possible trajectories at variable spatial positions. Stimuli in the equally difficult control condition were identical to the memory task up to S2, which was replaced by a spatial displacement in the otherwise stationary background sound whose direction had to be detected. Event-related potentials were recorded from 31 scalp electrodes in 15 subjects. Scalp current density estimates allowed to identify the following components. The fronto-central negative variation preceding S2 did not differ between tasks. In contrast, the sustained negative current during the presentation of S1 originating from superior temporal cortex was more pronounced for the memory task, probably reflecting enhanced attention allocation and foreground-background discrimination. Most importantly, the memory task activated current sources over bilateral posterior parietal regions between the middle of S1 and the end of the delay phase. This component was completely absent in the control condition. In summary, the present study disclosed varying degrees of memorization-related, top-down driven influences on the processing of moving sounds at different stages of an auditory network involving temporal and parietal regions.

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Jochen	Kaiser	J
Olivier	Bertrand	O

Affiliation: Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Gartenstrasse 29, 72074 Tübingen, Germany. jochen.kaiser@uni-tuebingen.de

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