Brain Bases of Working Memory for Time Intervals in Rhythmic Sequences.

ABSTRACT: Perception of auditory time intervals is critical for accurate comprehension of natural sounds like speech and music. However, the neural substrates and mechanisms underlying the representation of time intervals in working memory are poorly understood. In this study, we investigate the brain bases of working memory for time intervals in rhythmic sequences using functional magnetic resonance imaging. We used a novel behavioral paradigm to investigate time-interval representation in working memory as a function of the temporal jitter and memory load of the sequences containing those time intervals. Human participants were presented with a sequence of intervals and required to reproduce the duration of a particular probed interval. We found that perceptual timing areas including the cerebellu

SUBMITTER: Teki S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4888525 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature