Fries Lab

Mechanisms and functions of rhythmic neuronal synchronization

Research statement

Networks of neurons typically engage in rhythmic, synchronized activity. Neuronal synchronization likely affects neuronal processing. If so, evolution has probably selected functional synchronization and mechanisms for its adaptive modulation. I study neuronal synchronization’s mechanisms, its consequences and its cognitive functions.

Key publications

Rohenkohl G, Bosman CA, Fries P (2018). Gamma synchronization between V1 and V4 improves behavioral performance. Neuron 100(4), 953-963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2018.09.019

Ni J, Wunderle T, Lewis CM, Desimone R, Diester I, Fries P (2016). Gamma-rhythmic gain modulation. Neuron 92(1), 240-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2016.09.003 Postprint

Michalareas G, Vezoli J, van Pelt S, Schoffelen JM, Kennedy H, Fries P (2016). Alpha-beta and gamma rhythms subserve feedback and feedforward influences among human visual cortical areas. Neuron 89(2), 384-397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2015.12.018 Postprint

Bastos AM, Vezoli J, Bosman CA, Schoffelen JM, Oostenveld R, Dowdall JR, De Weerd P, Kennedy H, Fries P (2015). Visual areas exert feedforward and feedback influences through distinct frequency channels. Neuron 85(2), 390-401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2014.12.018 Postprint

Fries P (2015). Rhythms for cognition: Communication through coherence. Neuron 88(1), 220-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2015.09.034 Postprint

Landau AN, Schreyer HM, van Pelt S, Fries P (2015). Distributed attention is implemented through theta-rhythmic gamma modulation. Curr Biol 25(17), 2332-2337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.07.048 Postprint

Vinck M, Womelsdorf T, Buffalo EA, Desimone R, Fries P (2013). Attentional modulation of cell-class-specific gamma-band synchronization in awake monkey area V4. Neuron 80(4), 1077-1089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2013.08.019 Postprint

Bosman CA, Schoffelen JM, Brunet N, Oostenveld R, Bastos AM, Womelsdorf T, Rubehn B, Stieglitz T, De Weerd P, Fries P (2012). Attentional stimulus selection through selective synchronization between monkey visual areas. Neuron 75(5), 875-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2012.06.037 Postprint