Multi-level decoding of task sets in neurophysiological data during cognitive flexibility.

ABSTRACT: Cognitive flexibility is essential to achieve higher level goals. Cognitive theories assume that the activation/deactivation of goals and task rules is central to understand cognitive flexibility. However, how this activation/deactivation dynamic is implemented on a neurophysiological level is unclear. Using EEG-based multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) methods, we show that activation of relevant information occurs parallel in time at multiple levels in the neurophysiological signal containing aspects of stimulus-related processing, response selection, and motor response execution, and relates to different brain regions. The intensity with which task sets are activated and processed dynamically decreases and increases. The temporal stability of these activations could, however, hardly ex

SUBMITTER: Petruo V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8654636 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature