Beta oscillations are transient and reflect executive control. Beta band oscillations (12–35 Hz) are linked to top-down executive control processes that implement goal-directed behavior. Recent evidence shows that beta oscillations are not sustained but occur in brief, high-power bursts, indicating moment-to-moment variation in neural dynamics. These bursts provide transient inhibition, enabling selective processing of sensory inputs and motor actions. Recent advances in burst analysis reveal diversity in beta bursts, offering insights into their function and underlying neural circuits. Beta bursts reflect various cognitive operations and their dynamics reveal nonlinear aspects of cortical processing. Beta bursts are transient and support cognition through functional inhibition. They are organized in brief, high-power bursts, which are shorter than cognitive tasks. Beta bursts in the motor cortex-thalamus-basal ganglia loop correlate with movement suppression. Prefrontal beta bursts provide transient inhibition in working memory (WM) control. Beta bursts are associated with functional inhibition, and their dynamics reveal nonlinear interactions in cortical processing. Beta bursts provide functional inhibition in cognitive tasks such as WM, attention, and action selection. They are linked to inhibitory control processes and have implications for cognitive disorders. Beta bursts in WM correlate with inhibitory executive functions, and their patterns reflect the control of information encoding and retrieval. Beta bursts are associated with reduced spiking and gamma bursting during WM encoding. Spatial computing, where spatiotemporal patterns of beta bursting enable top-down control, is proposed as a mechanism for selective memory operations. Beta bursts are also involved in attention and memory formation. Transcranial stimulation studies link trial-by-trial beta power to attention and memory. Beta bursts in parietal areas correlate with neural excitability and performance on discrimination tasks. Beta bursts in the somatosensory cortex are modulated by attention and tactile stimulus detection. Beta bursts in the PFC reflect switches between exogenous and endogenous attention. Beta bursts in cognitive tasks such as 'Think/No-Think' and directed forgetting are linked to action stopping and memory suppression. Beta bursts in the PFC are associated with action stopping and memory control. Beta bursts in the right inferior frontal cortex are linked to action stopping and memory suppression. Beta bursts in the PFC and basal ganglia-thalamus loop are involved in cognitive control and motor actions. Beta bursts are involved in interareal interactions and large-scale brain dynamics. They reflect moment-to-moment changes in interactions between brain regions and provide insights into nonlinear interactions. Beta bursts in the PFC and motor areas are linked to top-down executive control. Beta bursts in the parietal cortex are associated with perceptual decision making. Beta bursts in the PFC and hippocampus are linked to reward processing and WM performance. Beta bursts are a key aspect of nonlinear brain dynamics and have implications for cognitive flexibility. They reflect global state changes and abrupt transitions between network states. Beta bursts are associated with functional inhibition and have implications for cognitive disorders. Beta bursts in different sub-bandsBeta oscillations are transient and reflect executive control. Beta band oscillations (12–35 Hz) are linked to top-down executive control processes that implement goal-directed behavior. Recent evidence shows that beta oscillations are not sustained but occur in brief, high-power bursts, indicating moment-to-moment variation in neural dynamics. These bursts provide transient inhibition, enabling selective processing of sensory inputs and motor actions. Recent advances in burst analysis reveal diversity in beta bursts, offering insights into their function and underlying neural circuits. Beta bursts reflect various cognitive operations and their dynamics reveal nonlinear aspects of cortical processing. Beta bursts are transient and support cognition through functional inhibition. They are organized in brief, high-power bursts, which are shorter than cognitive tasks. Beta bursts in the motor cortex-thalamus-basal ganglia loop correlate with movement suppression. Prefrontal beta bursts provide transient inhibition in working memory (WM) control. Beta bursts are associated with functional inhibition, and their dynamics reveal nonlinear interactions in cortical processing. Beta bursts provide functional inhibition in cognitive tasks such as WM, attention, and action selection. They are linked to inhibitory control processes and have implications for cognitive disorders. Beta bursts in WM correlate with inhibitory executive functions, and their patterns reflect the control of information encoding and retrieval. Beta bursts are associated with reduced spiking and gamma bursting during WM encoding. Spatial computing, where spatiotemporal patterns of beta bursting enable top-down control, is proposed as a mechanism for selective memory operations. Beta bursts are also involved in attention and memory formation. Transcranial stimulation studies link trial-by-trial beta power to attention and memory. Beta bursts in parietal areas correlate with neural excitability and performance on discrimination tasks. Beta bursts in the somatosensory cortex are modulated by attention and tactile stimulus detection. Beta bursts in the PFC reflect switches between exogenous and endogenous attention. Beta bursts in cognitive tasks such as 'Think/No-Think' and directed forgetting are linked to action stopping and memory suppression. Beta bursts in the PFC are associated with action stopping and memory control. Beta bursts in the right inferior frontal cortex are linked to action stopping and memory suppression. Beta bursts in the PFC and basal ganglia-thalamus loop are involved in cognitive control and motor actions. Beta bursts are involved in interareal interactions and large-scale brain dynamics. They reflect moment-to-moment changes in interactions between brain regions and provide insights into nonlinear interactions. Beta bursts in the PFC and motor areas are linked to top-down executive control. Beta bursts in the parietal cortex are associated with perceptual decision making. Beta bursts in the PFC and hippocampus are linked to reward processing and WM performance. Beta bursts are a key aspect of nonlinear brain dynamics and have implications for cognitive flexibility. They reflect global state changes and abrupt transitions between network states. Beta bursts are associated with functional inhibition and have implications for cognitive disorders. Beta bursts in different sub-bands