Colleges
Ole Jensen
Chair of Translational Cognitive Neuroscience
The Neuronal Oscillations Group
The Neuronal Oscillations group aims to explore how oscillatory brain activity shapes the functional architecture of the brain during cognitive processes. Specifically, we focus on the mechanistic roles that brain oscillations play in supporting key cognitive functions, such as attention and memory. We apply this insight to investigate the neuronal substrate of neurological and psychiatric disorders. By adopting a network-based approach, we utilize various techniques including MEG, intracranial recordings, computational modelling, and EEG combined with fMRI and TMS.
Currently, we are advancing OPM/MEG technology, with a special emphasis on its application in pediatric cognitive and clinical research. Our core goal is to investigate the development of attention mechanisms in children and understand how these mechanisms contribute to reading skills.
Key publications
Adversarial testing of global neuronal workspace and integrated information theories of consciousness.
Journal article
Cogitate Consortium . et al, (2025), Nature, 642, 133 - 142
Distractor inhibition by alpha oscillations is controlled by an indirect mechanism governed by goal-relevant information.
Journal article
Jensen O., (2024), Commun Psychol, 2
Saccades are locked to the phase of alpha oscillations during natural reading
Preprint
Pan Y. et al, (2022)
An oscillatory pipelining mechanism supporting previewing during visual exploration and reading.
Journal article
Jensen O. et al, (2021), Trends Cogn Sci, 25, 1033 - 1044
Neural evidence for lexical parafoveal processing.
Journal article
Pan Y. et al, (2021), Nat Commun, 12
Recent publications
The alpha rhythm: from physiology to behavior.
Journal article
Jensen O. and Bonnefond M., (2026), Physiol Rev, 106, 1123 - 1159
Predictive Distractor Processing Relies on Integrated Proactive and Reactive Attentional Mechanisms.
Journal article
Ferrante O. et al, (2026), J Neurosci, 46
Rapid invisible frequency tagging (RIFT) does not evoke intermodulation components in the neural response.
Journal article
Zhigalov A. and Jensen O., (2026), PLoS One, 21
