Spontaneous alpha oscillations and low-frequency activities are related to complementary aspects of cognitive control in younger and older adults

" Resting-state EEG is dominated by sustained alpha oscillations, and low-frequency activities (short theta bursts and non-oscillatory 1/f slope). Resting alpha power decreases with age and correlates with intelligence. We propose that alpha facilitates proactive control (requiring task-set maintenance in preparation for expected conditions), whereas theta bursts relate to reactive control, requiring task-set updating in response to unexpected demands." {Credits 1}

{Credits 1} 🎪 Clements, G. M., Bowie, D. C., Low, K. A., Fabiani, M., & Gratton, G. (2020). Spontaneous alpha oscillations and low-frequency activities are related to complementary aspects of cognitive control in younger and older adults. bioRxiv. © 2020 The Author(s). This article is licensed under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 License.