[Verse 1] Put electrodes on the scalp, watch the brain waves flow EEG catches electrical storms where neurons glow While fMRI shows us the where with spatial precision fine EEG and MEG reveal the when in millisecond time Magnetic fields dance through the skull, no contact required MEG sensors floating overhead, neural timing acquired [Chorus] Timing staircase climbing up, millisecond by millisecond rise Population activity bursts before your very eyes N170 face component peaks at one-seventy time Representational dynamics show how neural patterns climb When feedforward meets recurrence in the temporal maze EEG and MEG decode the brain's millisecond phase [Verse 2] First the visual cortex sparks in early waves of sight Then cascading through the regions like dominoes in flight Face-selective N170 component marks its spot One hundred seventy milliseconds, faces trigger what Neural populations fire in synchronized array Scalp recordings catch the rhythm of the processing display [Chorus] Timing staircase climbing up, millisecond by millisecond rise Population activity bursts before your very eyes N170 face component peaks at one-seventy time Representational dynamics show how neural patterns climb When feedforward meets recurrence in the temporal maze EEG and MEG decode the brain's millisecond phase [Verse 3] Decoding over time reveals how representations grow From simple edges into objects as the patterns flow Feedforward pathways push ahead with bottom-up command Then recurrent loops kick in with top-down feedback grand The timing tells the story that spatial maps can't say When neural processes unfold throughout the processing day [Verse 4] Alpha waves and gamma rhythms mark the neural beat Delta, theta, beta bands make oscillation complete Event-related potentials rise above the background noise P300 and MMN give cognition its voice Evoked responses locked in time to stimulus events Show how the brain reacts and what each signal represents [Bridge] Weak on spatial localization but strong on temporal beat Complementing fMRI to make the picture complete Electric storms and magnetic waves reveal the neural dance While millisecond precision gives timing its chance [Chorus] Timing staircase climbing up, millisecond by millisecond rise Population activity bursts before your very eyes N170 face component peaks at one-seventy time Representational dynamics show how neural patterns climb When feedforward meets recurrence in the temporal maze EEG and MEG decode the brain's millisecond phase [Outro] When you need to know the timing of the neural show EEG and MEG will let the millisecond secrets flow
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