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Progress in the application of neural oscillations cross-frequency coupling in cognitive function research

ZHANG Li-Xin, WANG Fa-Qi, Wang Ling, YANG Jia-Jia^*, WAN Bai-Kun

School of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

Abstract

Neural oscillations cross-frequency coupling (CFC) refers to the effect of the cross modulation between the electrophysiological oscillation rhythm in different ensembles of neurons. The CFC can reflect the mechanism of information transfer and exchange of local field potentials, electroencephalograph (EEG) and other neural electrophysiological activities at different spatial and temporal scales and plays an important role in the study of cognitive function. This paper introduces the basic phenomenon and classifications of neural oscillation CFC briefly, and reviews the typical applications in the study of the animal cognition model and human cognitive function in recent years, respectively. The main problems are also summarized and the future research is prospected in order to provide new ideas to promote the study and application of the CFC.

Key words: neural oscillation; electroencephalograph ; local field potential ; cross-frequency coupling ; cognitive function

Received: 2017-03-25　　Accepted: 2017-07-04

Corresponding author: 杨佳佳　　E-mail: jiajia.yang@tju.edu.cn

DOI: 10.13294/j.aps.2017.0041

Citing This Article：

ZHANG Li-Xin, WANG Fa-Qi, Wang Ling, YANG Jia-Jia, WAN Bai-Kun. Progress in the application of neural oscillations cross-frequency coupling in cognitive function research. Acta Physiol Sin 2017; 69 (6): 805-816 (in Chinese with English abstract).