What does the frontopolar cortex contribute to goal-directed cognition and action?

J Hogeveen, M Medalla, M Ainsworth… - Journal of …, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
Understanding the unique functions of different subregions of primate prefrontal cortex has
been a longstanding goal in cognitive neuroscience. Yet, the anatomy and function of one of …

Caught in the ACTS: defining abstract cognitive task sequences as an independent process

TM Desrochers, A Ahuja, MR Maechler… - Journal of Cognitive …, 2022 - direct.mit.edu
Cognitive neuroscience currently conflates the study of serial responses (eg, delay match to
sample/nonsample, n-back) with the study of sequential operations. In this essay, our goal is …

Monkey dorsolateral prefrontal cortex represents abstract visual sequences during a no-report task

NY Rodriguez, TH McKim, D Basu, A Ahuja… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Monitoring sequential information is an essential component of our daily lives. Many of these
sequences are abstract, in that they do not depend on the individual stimuli, but do depend …

[HTML][HTML] Monkey dorsolateral prefrontal cortex shows anatomically and functionally specific responses to sequential but not temporal or image changes

NY Rodriguez, A Ahuja, D Basu, TM Desrochers - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sequential information permeates our daily lives, such as when listening to music. These
sequences are potentially abstract in that they do not depend on the exact identity of the …

Cognitive sequences in obsessive-compulsive disorder are supported by frontal cortex ramping activity and mediated by symptom severity

H Doyle, S Garnaat, N McLaughlin, TM Desrochers - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Completing sequences is part of everyday life. Many such sequences can be considered
abstract–that is, defined by a rule that governs the order but not the identity of individual …

Working Memory in Those with a History of Concussion

J Shires - 2024 - scholarworks.unr.edu
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), a common head injury, is expected to heal within weeks.
However, deficits in visual working memory (WM) persist in undergraduates who report a …