Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Perception of Sound Waves01:01

Perception of Sound Waves

The human ear is not equally sensitive to all frequencies in the audible range. It may perceive sound waves with the same pressure but different frequencies as having different loudness. Moreover, the perception of sound waves depends on the health of an individual's ears, which decays with age. The health of one's ears may also be affected by regular exposure to loud noises.
The pitch of a sound depends on the frequency and the pressure amplitude of the source. Two sounds of the same frequency...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

MRI-guided detection of knee injuries as a concomitant lesion of femoral shaft fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

EFORT open reviews·2026
Same author

Excess EEG beta-band oscillations in Dup15q syndrome correlate with clinical severity.

Translational psychiatry·2026
Same author

Lempel-Ziv complexity of simultaneous surface electromyography and magnetomyography during muscle fatigue.

Journal of neural engineering·2026
Same author

Predicting time across age: comparing performance and neural dynamics of younger and older adults in a temporal prediction task.

Frontiers in aging neuroscience·2026
Same author

Cognitive effects of STN-DBS on mental rotation performance in Parkinson's disease.

Scientific reports·2026
Same author

Linking human brain functional connectivity to underlying neurotransmission.

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology·2026

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 5, 2026

Optogenetic Entrainment of Hippocampal Theta Oscillations in Behaving Mice
07:33

Optogenetic Entrainment of Hippocampal Theta Oscillations in Behaving Mice

Published on: June 29, 2018

Oscillatory synchronization in large-scale cortical networks predicts perception.

Joerg F Hipp1, Andreas K Engel, Markus Siegel

  • 1Department of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany. j.hipp@uke.de

Neuron
|January 26, 2011
PubMed
Summary

Brain networks synchronize oscillations to communicate. This study identified beta and gamma band networks, linking synchronization strength to audiovisual perception and information integration in humans.

More Related Videos

Multiscale Investigations of Cortical Processing by Integrating Laminar Polytrodes and Optogenetics with Micro Electrocorticography in Rodents
07:52

Multiscale Investigations of Cortical Processing by Integrating Laminar Polytrodes and Optogenetics with Micro Electrocorticography in Rodents

Published on: May 23, 2025

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 5, 2026

Optogenetic Entrainment of Hippocampal Theta Oscillations in Behaving Mice
07:33

Optogenetic Entrainment of Hippocampal Theta Oscillations in Behaving Mice

Published on: June 29, 2018

Multiscale Investigations of Cortical Processing by Integrating Laminar Polytrodes and Optogenetics with Micro Electrocorticography in Rodents
07:52

Multiscale Investigations of Cortical Processing by Integrating Laminar Polytrodes and Optogenetics with Micro Electrocorticography in Rodents

Published on: May 23, 2025

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Brain Imaging

Background:

  • Normal brain function relies on dynamic interactions between specialized cortical regions.
  • Long-range synchronization of oscillatory signals is hypothesized to mediate these large-scale cortical network interactions, but direct evidence is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the organization of oscillatory synchronization within large-scale cortical networks.
  • To determine the functional relevance of identified synchronized networks in human perception.

Main Methods:

  • Developed and implemented an analysis approach to image synchronized cortical networks.
  • Applied the technique to electroencephalography (EEG) recordings in human participants.

Main Results:

  • Identified two distinct large-scale networks: beta-band synchronization (~20 Hz) in a fronto-parieto-occipital network and gamma-band synchronization (~80 Hz) in a centro-temporal network.
  • Found strong perceptual correlates: synchronization strength predicted perception of an ambiguous audiovisual stimulus and integration of auditory-visual information.

Conclusions:

  • Oscillatory neuronal synchronization is organized within frequency-specific, large-scale cortical networks.
  • This synchronization mediates neuronal communication essential for complex cognitive functions like perception and information integration.