Is working memory domain-general or domain-specific?

N Nozari, RC Martin - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2024 - cell.com
Given the fundamental role of working memory (WM) in all domains of cognition, a central
question has been whether WM is domain-general. However, the term 'domain-general'has …

Timescales of learning in prefrontal cortex

JA Miller, C Constantinidis - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2024 - nature.com
The lateral prefrontal cortex (PFC) in humans and other primates is critical for immediate,
goal-directed behaviour and working memory, which are classically considered distinct from …

Ventral frontostriatal circuitry mediates the computation of reinforcement from symbolic gains and losses

H Tang, R Bartolo, BB Averbeck - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Reinforcement learning (RL), particularly in primates, is often driven by symbolic outcomes.
However, it is usually studied with primary reinforcers. To examine the neural mechanisms …

Brain compensatory mechanisms during the prolonged cognitive task: fnirs and eye-tracking study

AA Badarin, VM Antipov, VV Grubov… - … on Cognitive and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The problem of maintaining cognitive performance under fatigue is crucial in fields requiring
high concentration and efficiency to successfully complete critical tasks. In this context, the …

Long-term learning transforms prefrontal cortex representations during working memory

JA Miller, A Tambini, A Kiyonaga, M D'Esposito - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
The role of the lateral prefrontal cortex (lPFC) in working memory (WM) is debated. Non-
human primate (NHP) electrophysiology shows that the lPFC stores WM representations, but …

The role of BTG2/PI3K/AKT pathway-mediated microglial activation in T-2 toxin-induced neurotoxicity

X Li, J Long, C Yao, X Liu, N Li, Y Zhou, D Li, G Xiong… - Toxicology Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
T-2 toxin is one of the mycotoxins widely distributed in human food and animal feed. Our
recent work has shown that microglial activation may contribute to T-2 toxin-induced …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and narrative synthesis of cognitive training in the treatment of Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder

KM Gillespie, AH Dymond, X Li, D Schweitzer… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Introduction: The one unifying and distinguishing feature of all neuropsychiatric illnesses is
the co-occurrence of cognitive dysfunction. Cognitive training (CT) was developed to …

Low-dimensional encoding of decisions in parietal cortex reflects long-term training history

KW Latimer, DJ Freedman - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Neurons in parietal cortex exhibit task-related activity during decision-making tasks.
However, it remains unclear how long-term training to perform different tasks over months or …

[HTML][HTML] The transitive inference task to study the neuronal correlates of memory-driven decision making: a monkey neurophysiology perspective

S Ramawat, IB Marc, F Ceccarelli, L Ferrucci… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
A vast amount of literature agrees that rank-ordered information as A> B> C> D> E> F is
mentally represented in spatially organized schemas after learning. This organization …

[HTML][HTML] Boosting brain-computer interface performance through cognitive training: A brain-centric approach

Z Zhang, Z Wang, K Guo, Y Zheng, M Dong… - Journal of Information …, 2024 - Elsevier
Previous efforts to boost the performance of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have
predominantly focused on optimizing algorithms for decoding brain signals. However, the …