To infer the causes of its sensations, the brain must call on a generative (predictive) model.
This necessitates passing local messages between populations of neurons to update beliefs …

Highlights•Frontoparietal network controls selection of spatial and non-spatial information.•
Frontoparietal network contains 18 distinct topographic representations.•Research is …

The prefrontal cortex (PFC) provides the structural basis for numerous higher cognitive
functions. However, it is still largely unknown which mechanisms provide the functional …

Attention is a core cognitive function that filters and selects behaviourally relevant
information in the environment. The cortical mapping of attentional systems identified two …

Objective Mindfulness meditation training has been previously shown to enhance
behavioral measures of executive control (eg, attention, working memory, cognitive control) …

Visuospatial attention prioritizes processing of attended visual stimuli. It is characterized by
lateralized alpha-band (8–14 Hz) amplitude suppression in visual cortex and increased …

Recent advances in deep learning have allowed artificial intelligence (AI) to reach near
human-level performance in many sensory, perceptual, linguistic, and cognitive tasks. There …

Covertly directing visuospatial attention produces a frequency-specific modulation of
neuronal oscillations in occipital and parietal cortices: anticipatory alpha (8–12 Hz) power …

Placebo treatments reliably reduce pain in the clinic and in the lab. Because pain is a
subjective experience, it has been difficult to determine whether placebo analgesia is …

The human prefrontal cortex contains two prominent areas, the frontal eye field and the
inferior frontal junction, that are crucially involved in the orchestrating functions of attention …