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Ole Jensen is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on cognitive neuroscience. The subfields of focus include cellular and molecular neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and psychiatry and mental health.

Their work explores several core topics related to brain function and perception. These include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Multisensory perception and integration
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms

Ole Jensen has contributed to a number of recent papers, reflecting ongoing engagement with current debates and developments in neuroscience. Selected publications are:

  • Alpha oscillations do not implement gain control in early visual cortex but rather gating in parieto-occipital regions, 2020, Human Brain Mapping
  • Alpha oscillations reflect suppression of distractors with increased perceptual load, 2022, Progress in Neurobiology
  • An adversarial collaboration to critically evaluate theories of consciousness, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • No Evidence for Entrainment: Endogenous Gamma Oscillations and Rhythmic Flicker Responses Coexist in Visual Cortex, 2021, Journal of Neuroscience
  • An adversarial collaboration protocol for testing contrasting predictions of global neuronal workspace and integrated information theory, 2023, PLoS ONE

They frequently collaborate with other researchers, including:

  • Yali Pan
  • Steven Frisson
  • Oscar Ferrante
  • Yulia Bezsudnova
  • Katharina Duecker

Their publications appear regularly in a range of scientific venues, highlighting an interdisciplinary approach. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • NeuroImage
  • eLife
  • Human Brain Mapping
  • Journal of Neuroscience

In addition to journal articles, Ole Jensen has produced book publications through McGill-Queen's University Press eBooks, with two editions of Our Subversive Voice scheduled for 2025.

Best Publications

  • Shaping functional architecture by oscillatory alpha activity : gating by inhibition

    Ole Jensen;Ali Mazaheri

  • Path integration and the neural basis of the 'cognitive map'

    Bruce L. McNaughton;Bruce L. McNaughton;Francesco P. Battaglia;Ole Jensen;Edvard I Moser

  • The theta-gamma neural code

    John E. Lisman;Ole Jensen

  • Frontal theta activity in humans increases with memory load in a working memory task.

    Ole Jensen;Claudia D. Tesche;Claudia D. Tesche

  • Frequency of gamma oscillations routes flow of information in the hippocampus

    Laura Lee Colgin;Tobias Denninger;Tobias Denninger;Marianne Fyhn;Marianne Fyhn;Torkel Hafting;Torkel Hafting

  • Oscillations in the Alpha Band (9–12 Hz) Increase with Memory Load during Retention in a Short-term Memory Task

    Ole Jensen;Jack Gelfand;John Kounios;John E. Lisman

  • Human gamma-frequency oscillations associated with attention and memory

    Ole Jensen;Jochen Kaiser;Jean-Philippe Lachaux

  • Cross-frequency coupling between neuronal oscillations

    Ole Jensen;Laura Lee Colgin

  • Cross-frequency coupling supports multi-item working memory in the human hippocampus

    Nikolai Axmacher;Melanie M. Henseler;Ole Jensen;Ilona Weinreich

  • Prestimulus Oscillatory Activity in the Alpha Band Predicts Visual Discrimination Ability

    Hanneke van Dijk;Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen;Robert Oostenveld;Ole Jensen

  • Hierarchical nesting of slow oscillations, spindles and ripples in the human hippocampus during sleep

    Bernhard P Staresina;Bernhard P Staresina;Til Ole Bergmann;Mathilde Bonnefond;Roemer van der Meij

  • α-Oscillations in the monkey sensorimotor network influence discrimination performance by rhythmical inhibition of neuronal spiking

    Saskia Haegens;Verónica Nácher;Rogelio Luna;Ranulfo Romo

  • Theta and gamma oscillations predict encoding and retrieval of declarative memory.

    Daria Osipova;Atsuko Takashima;Robert Oostenveld;Guillén Fernández

  • Good practice for conducting and reporting MEG research

    Joachim Gross;Sylvain Baillet;Gareth R. Barnes;Richard N. A. Henson

  • Declarative memory consolidation in humans: a prospective functional magnetic resonance imaging study.

    Atsuko Takashima;Karl Magnus Petersson;F. Rutters;I. Tendolkar

  • Alpha Oscillations Serve to Protect Working Memory Maintenance against Anticipated Distracters

    Mathilde Bonnefond;Ole Jensen

  • Modulation of Gamma and Alpha Activity during a Working Memory Task Engaging the Dorsal or Ventral Stream

    Daniel Jokisch;Ole Jensen

  • Hippocampal sequence-encoding driven by a cortical multi-item working memory buffer

    Ole Jensen;John E. Lisman

  • Top-down controlled alpha band activity in somatosensory areas determines behavioral performance in a discrimination task.

    Saskia Haegens;Barbara F. Händel;Ole Jensen

  • On the human sensorimotor-cortex beta rhythm: sources and modeling

    Ole Jensen;P. Goel;Nancy Kopell;Mikko Pohja

  • An oscillatory mechanism for prioritizing salient unattended stimuli

    Ole Jensen;Mathilde Bonnefond;Rufin VanRullen;Rufin VanRullen

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Oostenveld
Robert Oostenveld Radboud University
Peter Hagoort
Peter Hagoort Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen
Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen Radboud University
Til Ole Bergmann
Til Ole Bergmann University of Tübingen
John E. Lisman
John E. Lisman Brandeis University
Guillén Fernández
Guillén Fernández Radboud University
Ali Mazaheri
Ali Mazaheri University of Birmingham
Roshan Cools
Roshan Cools Radboud University
Marcel C. M. Bastiaansen
Marcel C. M. Bastiaansen Tilburg University
Riitta Hari
Riitta Hari Aalto University

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