Adaptive coding in the human brain: Distinct object features are encoded by overlapping voxels in frontoparietal cortex.

ABSTRACT: Our ability to flexibly switch between different tasks is a key component of cognitive control. Non-human primate (NHP) studies (e.g., Freedman, Riesenhuber, Poggio, & Miller, 2001) have shown that prefrontal neurons are re-used across tasks, re-configuring their responses to code currently relevant information. In a similar vein, in the human brain, the "multiple demand" (MD) system is suggested to exert control by adjusting its responses, selectively processing information in line with our current goals (Duncan, 2010). However, whether the same or different resources (underlying neural populations) in the human brain are recruited to solve different tasks remains elusive. In the present study, we aimed to bridge the gap between the NHP and human literature by examining human functional i

SUBMITTER: Jackson JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6629547 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature