Enhancing retrieval capacity of the predictive brain through dorsolateral prefrontal cortex intervention.

ABSTRACT: Extracting spatial or temporal patterns across experiences is essential for skill acquisition and predictive processes. The prefrontal cortex plays a central role in regulating competitive cognitive systems, with a particular influence on executive functions, often opposing statistical learning. This regulatory function may account for observed improvements in the acquisition and consolidation of statistical regularities following inhibition of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex via repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. However, whether access to previously acquired statistical knowledge can similarly benefit from dorsolateral prefrontal cortex inhibition remains unclear. This preregistered study investigated the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex's role in retrieving pre-existing stat

SUBMITTER: Szucs-Bencze L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11795508 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature