The recent computational model ‘BRyBI’ proposes that gamma, theta, and delta neural oscillations can guide the process of word recognition by providing temporal windows for the integration of bottom-up input with top-down information.
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Slaats, S. How neural rhythms can guide word recognition. Nat Comput Sci 5, 848–849 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43588-025-00888-5
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