Rhythmic sampling of decision alternatives through attention.Trends Cogn Sci 2026 May 13. [Online ahead of print]TC
Abstract
Recent work by Siems et al. shows that the brain rhythmically samples competing alternatives through covert spatial attention. This challenges continuous models of decision-making and suggests that evaluation is temporally structured by oscillatory dynamics, with attention determining when alternatives are accessed rather than reflecting changes in their representations.
Pub Type(s)
Journal Article
Language
eng
PubMed ID
42128694
Citation
Valizadeh, Alireza. "Rhythmic Sampling of Decision Alternatives Through Attention." Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2026.
Valizadeh A. Rhythmic sampling of decision alternatives through attention. Trends Cogn Sci. 2026.
Valizadeh, A. (2026). Rhythmic sampling of decision alternatives through attention. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2026.04.010
Valizadeh A. Rhythmic Sampling of Decision Alternatives Through Attention. Trends Cogn Sci. 2026 May 13; PubMed PMID: 42128694.
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T1 - Rhythmic sampling of decision alternatives through attention.
A1 - Valizadeh,Alireza,
Y1 - 2026/05/13/
PY - 2026/04/09/received
PY - 2026/04/24/accepted
PY - 2026/5/14/medline
PY - 2026/5/14/pubmed
PY - 2026/5/13/entrez
KW - alpha rhythm
KW - attention
KW - decision-making
KW - neural oscillations
KW - rhythmic sampling
JF - Trends in cognitive sciences
JO - Trends Cogn Sci
N2 - Recent work by Siems et al. shows that the brain rhythmically samples competing alternatives through covert spatial attention. This challenges continuous models of decision-making and suggests that evaluation is temporally structured by oscillatory dynamics, with attention determining when alternatives are accessed rather than reflecting changes in their representations.
SN - 1879-307X
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