Kay Jann1, Thomas Koenig1, Thomas
Dierks2, Chris Boesch3, Andrea Federspiel1
1Department of Psychiatric
Neurophysiology, University Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Bern, Bern,
Switzerland; 2Department of Psychiatric Neurophysiolog, University
Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; 3Deptartment
of Clinical Research (AMSM), University and Inselspital Bern, Bern,
Switzerland
The
individual EEG alpha frequency (IAF) is a potential marker for a persons
cognitive abilities. It has been demonstrated that subjects with a higher IAF
perform better in working memory tasks. Additionally, there exist resting
state networks (RSNs) that are involved in task execution. However, little is
known about the functional networks that underlie the IAF. We performed
simultaneous EEG-fMRI recordings in 20 subjects and correlated the
intra-iondividual IAF fluctuations to fluctuations in the fMRI BOLD signal.
The results were spatially compared to RSNs. Our results highlighted a
positive association of IAF with RSNs important for attention and working memory.
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