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Numerous studies seek to understand the role of oscillatory synchronization in cognition. This problem is particularly challenging in the context of complex cognitive behavior, which consists of a sequence of processing steps with uncertain duration. In this study, we analyzed oscillatory connectivity measures in time windows that previous computational models had associated with a specific sequence of processing steps in an associative memory recognition task (visual encoding, familiarity, memory retrieval, decision making, and motor response). The timing of these processing steps was estimated on a single‐trial basis with a novel hidden semi‐Markov model multivariate pattern analysis ( HSMM ‐ MVPA ) method. We show that different processing stages are associated with specific patterns of oscillatory connectivity. Visual encoding is characterized by a dense network connecting frontal, posterior, and temporal areas as well as frontal and occipital phase locking in the 4–9 Hz theta band. Familiarity is associated with frontal phase locking in the 9–14 Hz alpha band. Decision making is associated with frontal and temporo‐central interhemispheric connections in the alpha band. During decision making, a second network in the theta band that connects left‐temporal, central, and occipital areas bears similarity to the neural signature for preparing a motor response. A similar theta band network is also present during the motor response, with additionally alpha band connectivity between right‐temporal and posterior areas. This demonstrates that the processing stages discovered with the  HSMM ‐ MVPA  method are indeed linked to distinct synchronization patterns, leading to a closer understanding of the functional role of oscillations in cognition.

Characterizing synchrony patterns across cognitive task stages of associative recognition memory