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We analyzed the activity of human electroencephalogram (EEG) during the execution of a visual attention test. By analyzing event-related potentials (ERP) associated with the onset of attended and unattended stimuli, we investigated the patterning of interactions between distant brain areas. Our results suggest that focalized attention to visual stimuli is associated with an increase in the spectral coherence of EEG signals recorded from temporal and parieto-occipital brain areas. This outcome supports the notion of a network of synchronous brain activation during selective visual attention.
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de la Prida, L.M., Barceló, F., Pozo, M.A., Rubia, F.J. (1999). Local pattern of synchronization in extraestriate networks during visual attention. In: Mira, J., Sánchez-Andrés, J.V. (eds) Engineering Applications of Bio-Inspired Artificial Neural Networks. IWANN 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1607. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0100494
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