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F<strong>ro</strong>m p<strong>ercep</strong><strong>tio</strong>n <strong>to</strong> ac<strong>tio</strong>n <strong>in</strong> <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong><strong>tio</strong>n<br />

<strong>an</strong>d <strong>co</strong>gni<strong>tio</strong>n: <strong>Evid</strong><strong>en</strong>ce f<strong>ro</strong>m<br />

magne<strong>to</strong><strong>en</strong>cephalography.<br />

Pierre Jolicœur<br />

Ulysse Fortier<br />

Ni<strong>co</strong>las Robitaille<br />

B<strong>en</strong>oit Brisson<br />

Louis De Beaumont<br />

Émilie Lebl<strong>an</strong>c<br />

R<strong>en</strong>é Ma<strong>ro</strong>is<br />

Rober<strong>to</strong> Dell’Acqua<br />

Paola Sessa<br />

Isabelle Corriveau<br />

V<strong>in</strong>c<strong>en</strong>t Pomerleau<br />

Steph<strong>an</strong> Grimault<br />

Christ<strong>in</strong>e Lefebvre<br />

Patrick Bermudez<br />

Y<strong>an</strong>n Potiez<br />

Chris<strong>to</strong>phe G<strong>ro</strong>va<br />

Eli<strong>an</strong>e Kobayashi<br />

Je<strong>an</strong>-Marc L<strong>in</strong>a<br />

P<strong>in</strong>g Hei Lam<br />

Doug Cheyne<br />

Julio Matrt<strong>in</strong>ez-Trujillo<br />

Nathalie Bouloute<br />

MEG


Outl<strong>in</strong>e<br />

• Att<strong>en</strong><strong>tio</strong>n <strong>an</strong>d s<strong>en</strong>sory short-term<br />

memory (VSTM, ASTM, TSTM)<br />

• Selective <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong><strong>tio</strong>n ���visual search<br />

• C<strong>en</strong>tral <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong><strong>tio</strong>n �� multtitask<strong>in</strong>g deficits<br />

• Sem<strong>an</strong>tic p<strong>ro</strong>cess<strong>in</strong>g ���e.g., N400<br />

• EEG, MEG, fMRI, NIRS<br />

• MEG <strong>an</strong>d spatial <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong><strong>tio</strong>n<br />

• MEG <strong>an</strong>d VSTM<br />

• MEG <strong>an</strong>d ASTM<br />

• MEG <strong>an</strong>d TSTM<br />

• MEG <strong>an</strong>d Sem<strong>an</strong>tic P<strong>ro</strong>cess<strong>in</strong>g<br />

• Conclusions


Elect<strong>ro</strong><strong>en</strong>cephalography<br />

Magne<strong>to</strong><strong>en</strong>cephalography


·<br />

What side is the hole<br />

In the red square?


·<br />

What side is the hole<br />

In the red square?<br />

Contra<br />

Ipsi<br />

Contralateral Ipsilateral<br />

10<br />

10<br />

8<br />

8<br />

uV<br />

uV<br />

6<br />

6<br />

4<br />

4<br />

Ipsi<br />

2<br />

Contra<br />

2<br />

0<br />

-100 0 100 200 300 400 500<br />

-2<br />

0<br />

-100 0 100 200 300 400 500<br />

-2<br />

ms<br />

ms


SPCN<br />

10<br />

8<br />

uV<br />

N2pc<br />

6<br />

Contra<br />

Ipsi<br />

4<br />

10<br />

10<br />

Ipsi<br />

Contra<br />

8<br />

8<br />

uV<br />

uV<br />

6<br />

2<br />

6<br />

4<br />

4<br />

Ipsi<br />

2<br />

Contra<br />

0<br />

2<br />

0<br />

-100 0 100 200 300 400 500<br />

-2<br />

-100 0 100 200 300 400 500<br />

0<br />

-100 0 100 200 300 400 500<br />

-2<br />

ms<br />

ms<br />

ms<br />

-2


Differ<strong>en</strong>ce wave<br />

(<strong>co</strong>ntra - ipsi)<br />

uV<br />

SR<br />

1<br />

SPCN<br />

0.5<br />

0<br />

-0.5<br />

-1<br />

-1.5<br />

N2pc<br />

-2<br />

-2.5<br />

-100 0 100 200 300 400 500<br />

ms<br />

Brisson & Jolicœur, 2007<br />

W<strong>in</strong>dow: 180-260 ms


A<br />

D C<br />

B<br />

+<br />

N2pc SPCN<br />

0,5<br />

0<br />

-200 0 200 400 600<br />

-0,5<br />

Load 1<br />

-1<br />

-1,5<br />

Time w<strong>in</strong>dow:<br />

N2pc: 190-270 ms<br />

SPCN: 400-600 ms<br />

Load 2<br />

-2<br />

-2,5<br />

p > .13 p < .001<br />

Condi<strong>tio</strong>n X Compon<strong>en</strong>t : p < .005<br />

Jolicœur, Brisson, & Robitaille, 2008


Att<strong>en</strong><strong>tio</strong>nal Bl<strong>in</strong>k<br />

P<br />

D<br />

0.9<br />

T2<br />

X<br />

T2<br />

T1 Abs<strong>en</strong>t<br />

0.8<br />

M<br />

SOA<br />

L<br />

0.7<br />

H<br />

T1 Pres<strong>en</strong>t<br />

0.6<br />

Me<strong>an</strong> accuracy <strong>in</strong> Task 2<br />

T1<br />

A<br />

0.5<br />

C<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8<br />

LAG<br />

R<br />

T1<br />

W<br />

Joli<strong>co</strong>eur, 1999, JEP:HPP


Contralateral Experim<strong>en</strong>t m<strong>in</strong>us ipsilateral 4 -- T5/T6 differ<strong>en</strong>ce Elect<strong>ro</strong>de waveforms at P7-P8<br />

0.5 Contra- M<strong>in</strong>us Ipsi-Lateral Differ<strong>en</strong>ces<br />

Att<strong>en</strong>d, Lag 2<br />

0<br />

-0.5<br />

Att<strong>en</strong>d, Lag 8<br />

uV<br />

-1<br />

Ignore, Lag 8<br />

-1.5<br />

Ignore, Lag 2<br />

W<br />

W<br />

500<br />

-2<br />

-200 -100 0 100 200 300 400<br />

5<br />

8<br />

T2<br />

Time (ms)<br />

L<br />

Lag<br />

2<br />

T1<br />

A<br />

C<br />

R<br />

Joli<strong>co</strong>eur, Sessa, Dell’Acqua, & Robitaille (2006) Psychological Research<br />

Joli<strong>co</strong>eur, Sessa, Dell’Acqua, & Robitaille (2006) Eu<strong>ro</strong>pe<strong>an</strong> Journal of Cognitive Psychology<br />

Dell’Acqua, Sessa, Joli<strong>co</strong>eur, & Robitaille (2006) Psychophysiology<br />

B


N2pc <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong>uated by PRP <strong>in</strong>terfer<strong>en</strong>ce; SPCN delayed<br />

Visual display<br />

Tone SOA<br />

·<br />

·<br />

200, 430,<br />

926, or<br />

2000 Hz<br />

50 ms<br />

300, 650,<br />

or 1000 ms<br />

100 ms<br />

1<br />

N2pc 300 ms SOA<br />

0.5<br />

ms<br />

0<br />

-200 -0.5 0 200 400 600 800<br />

SPCN<br />

Susta<strong>in</strong>ed Posterior<br />

Contralateral Negativity<br />

-1<br />

Pool<br />

650 ms SOA<br />

P7/P8<br />

-1.5<br />

µV<br />

PO7/PO8<br />

-2<br />

O1/O2<br />

1000 ms SOA<br />

-2.5<br />

Brisson & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur, 2007a, b, c<br />

-3


300-1000 ms 400 ms 400-1100 ms 200 ms 1200 ms Until response Until next trial<br />

MLT22 MLC31 MRC31<br />

MRT22<br />

0.5 1<br />

0<br />

MRO24<br />

MLO24<br />

Load-4 Left<br />

100<br />

Load-2 Left<br />

Load-4 Left<br />

Load-2 Left<br />

50<br />

0<br />

fT<br />

Load-2 Right<br />

-50<br />

Load-4 Right<br />

Load-2 Right<br />

[400 – 1400 ms]<br />

Load-4 Right<br />

-100<br />

Robitaille, Grimault, & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur (2009)<br />

-30 0 30<br />

fT<br />

time (se<strong>co</strong>nds)."


50!<br />

Load-2 Right<br />

Load-4 Right<br />

-50!<br />

Load-4 Left<br />

50<br />

Load-2 Left<br />

0<br />

fT<br />

-50<br />

-15 0 15<br />

fT<br />

Load-2 Left<br />

Load-2 Right<br />

Load-4 Left<br />

Load-4 Right<br />

-0.2 0 0.5<br />

1<br />

S."<br />

Robitaille, Grimault, & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur (2009)


A) Load 4 Left – Load 2 Left!<br />

0! 1.71!<br />

Threshold = 1 nA!<br />

B) Load 4 Right – Load 2 Right!<br />

0! 2.33!<br />

Threshold = 1 nA!<br />

C) Interac<strong>tio</strong>n (fig. A – fig. B)!<br />

1.26!<br />

-1.26!<br />

Threshold = .5 nA!<br />

Robitaille, Grimault, & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur (2009)


Robitaille, Ma<strong>ro</strong>is, Todd,<br />

Grimault, Cheyne, &<br />

Joli<strong>co</strong>eur (2010)


Example stimulus <strong>in</strong>put. All Ts <strong>an</strong>d Ls have the same lum<strong>in</strong><strong>an</strong>ce, which<br />

bal<strong>an</strong>ces the <strong>in</strong>itial <strong>in</strong>put <strong>to</strong> visual <strong>co</strong>rtex ac<strong>ro</strong>ss left <strong>an</strong>d right visual field.<br />

With this stimulus <strong>an</strong>d the task <strong>to</strong> determ<strong>in</strong>e if one of the <strong>co</strong>loured items is <strong>an</strong><br />

upright T, one would observe a sequ<strong>en</strong>ce of ev<strong>en</strong>t-related lateraliza<strong>tio</strong>ns<br />

<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the Ppc, N2pc, Ptc, <strong>an</strong>d SPCN.<br />

+*<br />

Ppc (positivity, posterior <strong>co</strong>ntralateral, peak at about 155 ms): hypothesized <strong>to</strong><br />

reflect the crea<strong>tio</strong>n of <strong>an</strong> <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong><strong>tio</strong>nal sali<strong>en</strong>ce map ac<strong>ro</strong>ss the visual field. With this<br />

<strong>in</strong>put, the gre<strong>en</strong> T <strong>an</strong>d blue L st<strong>an</strong>d out f<strong>ro</strong>m grey Ts <strong>an</strong>d the black backg<strong>ro</strong>und.<br />

The degree of <strong>in</strong>flu<strong>en</strong>ce of <strong>to</strong>p down set <strong>an</strong>d search mode on on the Ppc are<br />

unknown.<br />

N2pc (negativity <strong>in</strong> N2 time r<strong>an</strong>ge, posterior <strong>co</strong>ntralateral, peak at about 250<br />

ms): hypothesized <strong>to</strong> reflect the <strong>en</strong>gagem<strong>en</strong>t of visual-spatial <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong><strong>tio</strong>n on a<br />

subset of stimuli. Competi<strong>tio</strong>n among targets <strong>an</strong>d distrac<strong>to</strong>rs, perhaps at <strong>an</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>itial spatial level, appears <strong>to</strong> modulate N2pc, but the mech<strong>an</strong>isms (<strong>an</strong>d ev<strong>en</strong><br />

direc<strong>tio</strong>n of effects) are under dispute.<br />

Ptc (positivity temporal <strong>co</strong>ntralateral, peak at about 330 ms): hypothesized <strong>to</strong><br />

reflect the <strong>in</strong>dividua<strong>tio</strong>n of <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong>ded stimuli <strong>an</strong>d <strong>co</strong>mpeti<strong>tio</strong>n among targets <strong>an</strong>d<br />

distrac<strong>to</strong>rs at a level that is p<strong>en</strong>etrable by the category membership of targets <strong>an</strong>d<br />

distrac<strong>to</strong>rs.<br />

SPCN (susta<strong>in</strong>ed posterior <strong>co</strong>ntralateral negativity, typically maximum after 360 ms<br />

<strong>an</strong>d is susta<strong>in</strong>ed th<strong>ro</strong>ugh differ<strong>en</strong>t dura<strong>tio</strong>ns that dep<strong>en</strong>d on the need for p<strong>ro</strong>cess<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>in</strong> VSTM): hypothesized <strong>to</strong> reflect the ma<strong>in</strong>t<strong>en</strong><strong>an</strong>ce of <strong>in</strong>forma<strong>tio</strong>n <strong>in</strong> VSTM, <strong>an</strong>d is<br />

modulated by the number of items <strong>in</strong> VSTM. The SPCN occurs ev<strong>en</strong> <strong>in</strong> tasks that are<br />

not memory tasks, per se, suggest<strong>in</strong>g that passage th<strong>ro</strong>ugh VSTM occurs dur<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

normal <strong>co</strong>urse of p<strong>ro</strong>cess<strong>in</strong>g stimuli requir<strong>in</strong>g detailed <strong>an</strong>alysis. The amplitude of<br />

the SPCN may also reflect opera<strong>tio</strong>ns performed on repres<strong>en</strong>ta<strong>tio</strong>ns held <strong>in</strong> VSTM.<br />

Bo+om9up*<strong>in</strong>flu<strong>en</strong>ces*st<strong>ro</strong>ngest*for*Ppc*<br />

<strong>an</strong>d*decrease*for*later*<strong>co</strong>mpon<strong>en</strong>ts**<br />

STCN (susta<strong>in</strong>ed temporal <strong>co</strong>ntralateral negativity), is found dur<strong>in</strong>g retrieval f<strong>ro</strong>m<br />

VSTM, has a more <strong>an</strong>terior scalp distribu<strong>tio</strong>n th<strong>an</strong> the SPCN <strong>an</strong>d likely <strong>in</strong>volves<br />

dist<strong>in</strong>ct neural g<strong>en</strong>era<strong>to</strong>rs. Very little is known about this very <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g ERL.<br />

Top9down*p<strong>en</strong>etra-on*st<strong>ro</strong>ngest*<br />

for*SPCN*<strong>an</strong>d*STCN,*<strong>an</strong>d*decrease*<br />

for*earlier*<strong>co</strong>mpon<strong>en</strong>ts**<br />

Lateralized*a+<strong>en</strong>-onal*<strong>co</strong>mpon<strong>en</strong>ts*revealed*f<strong>ro</strong>m*p<strong>ro</strong>cess<strong>in</strong>g*of*lateralized*targets.**


Figures Att<strong>en</strong><strong>tio</strong>n <strong>an</strong>d VSTM JOLICŒUR, Pierre<br />

($161,111)<br />

On each trial a display such as the one <strong>to</strong> the left<br />

was shown for 150 ms. Instruc<strong>tio</strong>ns were <strong>to</strong><br />

ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> fixa<strong>tio</strong>n on the c<strong>en</strong>tral c<strong>ro</strong>ss <strong>an</strong>d <strong>to</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>dicate the posi<strong>tio</strong>n of the hole <strong>in</strong> the square<br />

with a pre-designated <strong>co</strong>lour (e.g., the gre<strong>en</strong><br />

square). The four <strong>co</strong>lours were equated for<br />

lum<strong>in</strong><strong>an</strong>ce. Target <strong>co</strong>lour was <strong>co</strong>unterbal<strong>an</strong>ced<br />

ac<strong>ro</strong>ss subjects. ERP results for simult<strong>an</strong>eouslyre<strong>co</strong>rded<br />

EEG are shown below: Gr<strong>an</strong>d average<br />

<strong>co</strong>ntralateral m<strong>in</strong>us ipsilateral differ<strong>en</strong>ce waves,<br />

at PO7/PO8 (posterior elect<strong>ro</strong>de sites). MEG<br />

results are shown <strong>in</strong> Figure 4.<br />

Ppc<br />

1<br />

Ptc<br />

0<br />

-1<br />

-2<br />

-3<br />

-20 0 200 400 600 800 100<br />

0<br />

0<br />

Figure 3. MEG experim<strong>en</strong>t exam<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong><strong>tio</strong>nal responses while <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong>d<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> <strong>an</strong>d<br />

p<strong>ro</strong>cess<strong>in</strong>g lateralized stimuli, <strong>in</strong> lum<strong>in</strong><strong>an</strong>ce-bal<strong>an</strong>ced displays. MEG signals were re<strong>co</strong>rded<br />

us<strong>in</strong>g a 275-ch<strong>an</strong>nel CTF whole-head magne<strong>to</strong>meter, with simult<strong>an</strong>eous EEG, at Université<br />

de Montréal.<br />

Grimault, Brisson, Fortier-Gauthier & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur (2012)


SPCN<br />

Ptc<br />

N2pc<br />

Ppc<br />

0 200 400 600 800 Time, ms<br />

-20<br />

0<br />

Figure 4. MEG experim<strong>en</strong>t exam<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong><strong>tio</strong>nal responses while <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong>d<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> <strong>an</strong>d<br />

p<strong>ro</strong>cess<strong>in</strong>g lateralized stimuli, <strong>in</strong> lum<strong>in</strong><strong>an</strong>ce-bal<strong>an</strong>ced displays. Gr<strong>an</strong>d average MEG ev<strong>en</strong>trelated<br />

fields for <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong><strong>tio</strong>n <strong>to</strong> the <strong>to</strong>p-left stimulus m<strong>in</strong>us <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong><strong>tio</strong>n <strong>to</strong> the <strong>to</strong>p-right<br />

stimulus, s<strong>en</strong>sor maps, <strong>an</strong>d <strong>co</strong>rrespond<strong>in</strong>g sources based on erSAM, <strong>co</strong>rrected for multiple<br />

<strong>co</strong>mparisons (p < .05, except PpcMEG , p < .005 un<strong>co</strong>rrected). N = 12.<br />

Grimault, Brisson, Fortier-Gauthier & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur (2012)


2000-ms<br />

sil<strong>en</strong>t<br />

ret<strong>en</strong><strong>tio</strong>n<br />

<strong>in</strong>terval<br />

White noise<br />

(100 ms)<br />

(a)<br />

time<br />

100 ms sil<strong>en</strong>t<br />

<strong>in</strong>terval<br />

(b)<br />

100-ms non-musical <strong>to</strong>nes<br />

(c)<br />

Memory test<br />

sequ<strong>en</strong>ce (no<br />

white noise)<br />

Bra<strong>in</strong> activity<br />

<strong>an</strong>alysed dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />

this <strong>in</strong>terval<br />

Equival<strong>en</strong>t stimula<strong>tio</strong>n <strong>in</strong> all<br />

load <strong>co</strong>ndi<strong>tio</strong>ns<br />

Lefebvre, Vachon, Grimault, Guimond, Peretz, Za<strong>to</strong>ree, & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur (2012)


Results: Average waveforms AFz<br />

Cont<strong>ro</strong>l<br />

Ret<strong>en</strong><strong>tio</strong>n Interval<br />

‘Load’ 2<br />

‘Load’ 4<br />

‘Load’ 6<br />

µV<br />

2<br />

0<br />

Memory<br />

Load 2<br />

-2<br />

Load 4<br />

Load 6<br />

-4<br />

-6<br />

-8<br />

-10<br />

-12<br />

ms<br />

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500<br />

-500<br />

-1000<br />

First sequ<strong>en</strong>ce Se<strong>co</strong>nd sequ<strong>en</strong>ce<br />

Lefebvre, Vachon, Grimault, Guimond, Peretz, Za<strong>to</strong>ree, & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur (2012)


LOAD 0<br />

Grimault, Lefebvre, Vachon, Peretz, Za<strong>to</strong>ree, Hyde, Robitaille & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur (2012)


LOAD 0<br />

LOAD 2<br />

LOAD 4<br />

Grimault, Lefebvre, Vachon, Peretz, Za<strong>to</strong>ree, Hyde, Robitaille & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur (2012)


t=1.5s<br />

Load4 m<strong>in</strong>us load 0<br />

t=1.5s<br />

MRT32<br />

272<br />

p < .0009<br />

F =9.54<br />

MLT41<br />

148<br />

p < .019<br />

F=4.67<br />

Load4 m<strong>in</strong>us load 2<br />

MRC14<br />

164<br />

p < .08<br />

F=2.77<br />

MLP57<br />

128<br />

p < .00001<br />

F=16.98<br />

Grimault, Lefebvre, Vachon, Peretz, Za<strong>to</strong>ree, Hyde, Robitaille & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur (2012)


GLM MEG only reg on suj by suj (0 K2 K4), p < .05 <strong>co</strong>rrected<br />

R<strong>an</strong>dom field theory: threshold t=3.45, cluster size = 68 (177)<br />

4<br />

3<br />

2<br />

5<br />

1<br />

-5<br />

1) -64 -25 -5 Middle temporal gyrus BA21 (TAL -63 -24 -3)<br />

2) -58 -13 22 Post c<strong>en</strong>tral gyrus BA43 - BA4 - BA6 (TAL -57 -12 21)<br />

3) -56 0 42 Middle f<strong>ro</strong>ntal, prec<strong>en</strong>tral gyrus BA6 – BA9 – BA8 (TAL -55 2 39)<br />

4) 49 1 25 Middle/<strong>in</strong>ferior f<strong>ro</strong>ntal gyrus BA9 – BA46 – BA44 (TAL 49 2 23)<br />

Grimault, Lefebvre, Vachon, Peretz, Za<strong>to</strong>ree, Hyde, Robitaille & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur (2012)


AIRES COMMUNES<br />

Dilat all mask<br />

GLM fMRI 19 suj reg on K suj by suj (K1 K3 K5)<br />

GLM MEG13 suj reg on K suj by suj (K0 K2 K4)<br />

C) MEG<br />

A) MEG 5<br />

B) fMRI<br />

11<br />

8 8<br />

9<br />

9<br />

2<br />

1 10 -5<br />

2<br />

10<br />

1<br />

3 3<br />

D) fMRI<br />

7<br />

7<br />

6<br />

11<br />

6<br />

12<br />

12<br />

Grimault, Lefebvre, Vachon, Peretz, Za<strong>to</strong>ree, Hyde, Robitaille & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur (2012)


100 ms<br />

1800-ms<br />

ret<strong>en</strong><strong>tio</strong>n<br />

<strong>in</strong>terval<br />

100 ms<br />

Stimula<strong>to</strong>rs<br />

over distal<br />

phal<strong>an</strong>ges<br />

Stimula<strong>to</strong>rs<br />

over middle<br />

phal<strong>an</strong>ges<br />

Fortier-Gauthier, Grimault, Cheyne, & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur (2012)


Example susta<strong>in</strong>ed MEG load-related response <strong>in</strong> the tactile memory experim<strong>en</strong>t<br />

0,4<br />

Memory task<br />

Load 4<br />

Load 3<br />

Load 2<br />

Load 1<br />

1000 ms 3000 ms<br />

-0,4<br />

-0,8<br />

Fortier-Gauthier, Grimault, Cheyne, & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur (2012)


Vachon & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur, JoCN, <strong>in</strong> press


Vachon & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur, JoCN, <strong>in</strong> press


L<strong>an</strong>guage-specific Cortex<br />

Differ<strong>en</strong>ce wave show<strong>in</strong>g a clear MEG equival<strong>en</strong>t <strong>to</strong> the N400 response (differ<strong>en</strong>tcategory<br />

response m<strong>in</strong>us same-category response).<br />

MEG N400 response<br />

Magnetic field pattern for the N400 response:<br />

shows a bilateral pattern with a somewhat<br />

st<strong>ro</strong>nger response over the left hemisphere<br />

490 ms<br />

0 ms<br />

Kobayashi, G<strong>ro</strong>va, Kle<strong>in</strong>, L<strong>in</strong>a, & Joli<strong>co</strong>eur


Conclusions<br />

• MEG is particularly useful for the<br />

study of <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong><strong>tio</strong>n <strong>an</strong>d perform<strong>an</strong>ce,<br />

sp<strong>an</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>en</strong>tire <strong>in</strong>teractive cha<strong>in</strong> of<br />

ev<strong>en</strong>ts bridg<strong>in</strong>g p<strong>ercep</strong><strong>tio</strong>n, <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong><strong>tio</strong>n,<br />

me<strong>an</strong><strong>in</strong>g, <strong>an</strong>d ac<strong>tio</strong>n


F<strong>ro</strong>m p<strong>ercep</strong><strong>tio</strong>n <strong>to</strong> ac<strong>tio</strong>n <strong>in</strong> <strong>att<strong>en</strong></strong><strong>tio</strong>n<br />

<strong>an</strong>d <strong>co</strong>gni<strong>tio</strong>n: <strong>Evid</strong><strong>en</strong>ce f<strong>ro</strong>m<br />

magne<strong>to</strong><strong>en</strong>cephalography.<br />

Pierre Jolicœur<br />

Ulysse Fortier<br />

Ni<strong>co</strong>las Robitaille<br />

B<strong>en</strong>oit Brisson<br />

Louis De Beaumont<br />

Émilie Lebl<strong>an</strong>c<br />

R<strong>en</strong>é Ma<strong>ro</strong>is<br />

Rober<strong>to</strong> Dell’Acqua<br />

Paola Sessa<br />

Isabelle Corriveau<br />

V<strong>in</strong>c<strong>en</strong>t Pomerleau<br />

Steph<strong>an</strong> Grimault<br />

Christ<strong>in</strong>e Lefebvre<br />

Patrick Bermudez<br />

Y<strong>an</strong>n Potiez<br />

Chris<strong>to</strong>phe G<strong>ro</strong>va<br />

Eli<strong>an</strong>e Kobayashi<br />

Je<strong>an</strong>-Marc L<strong>in</strong>a<br />

P<strong>in</strong>g Hei Lam<br />

Doug Cheyne<br />

Julio Matrt<strong>in</strong>ez-Trujillo<br />

Nathalie Bouloute<br />

MEG

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