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  • Cognitive Science
  • Decision Science

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  • Perceptual decision-making involves transforming sensory input into actions under uncertainty.
  • Theta band oscillations (3-7 Hz) in frontal regions are linked to cognitive control and decision confidence.
  • The role of theta oscillations in decision ambiguity and stimulus clarity is debated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how task difficulty modulates theta activity.
  • To analyze the temporal evolution of theta dynamics during decision-making.
  • To employ two complementary analytical methods for assessing theta dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Electroencephalography (EEG) data from 26 adults performing a face/house categorization task.
  • Stimuli presented with varying levels of noise (clear, moderate, high).
  • Analysis of theta dynamics using current source density (CSD) from event-related potentials (ERPs) and single-trials.

Main Results:

  • Increased frontal theta power for clear stimuli compared to noisy ones (p < 0.001).
  • Frontoparietal theta coupling modulated by stimulus clarity via phase-locked and ongoing synchronization.
  • Phase-locked synchronization dominated, with opposite directionality to induced components.

Conclusions:

  • Theta oscillations support perceptual decision-making by modulating synchronization based on stimulus clarity.
  • Evoked (phase-locked) theta synchronization plays a dominant role.
  • Methodological choices in EEG connectivity analysis are crucial for interpreting neural dynamics.