Prefrontal Brain Rhythms and Rule-Based Action (Topic 3.3.3)
Abstract
Streams of flexible behavior and thought in daily life involve shifts in action-guiding sets of associations previously learned between conditions, responses, and outcomes. For instance, actions performed driving toward a traffic light are guided by a set of associations, called rules, mapping light colors (sensory conditions) to pedal controls (motor responses); after passing the light, other rules guide subsequent actions. This raises the central question: how do the dynamics of the brain affect how rules are carried out? Furthermore, neural oscillations are associated with all facets of cognition and are exhibited by rule-encoding cell assemblies in behaving monkeys; nevertheless, the ways in which such brain dynamics support cognition is only beginning to be addressed. Our goal is to improve our understanding of how rhythmic mechanisms in networks contribute to such cognitively important neural dynamics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 02, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1094107
Entities
People
- Nancy Kopell
Organizations
- Boston University