Fries Lab
Neuronal synchronization's mechanisms, its consequences and its cognitive functions
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
- Pascal Fries
Head
- Julia Trommershäuser
Coordinator
- Dorothee Günther
- Patrick Jendritza
- Christini Katsanevaki
- Frederike Klein
- Eleni Psarou
- Rasmus Roese
- Benjamin Stauch
- Tommaso Tosato
- Yufeng Zhang
Researchers
- Marianne Hartmann
- Julia Hoffmann
- Sabrina Wallrath
Technical Staff
- Gustavo Rohenkohl
- Julien Vezoli