[HTML][HTML] Prefrontal deep projection neurons enable cognitive flexibility via persistent feedback monitoring

T Spellman, M Svei, J Kaminsky, G Manzano-Nieves… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Cognitive flexibility, the ability to alter strategy according to changing stimulus-response-
reward relationships, is critical for updating learned behavior. Attentional set-shifting, a test …

Dynamic coding for cognitive control in prefrontal cortex

MG Stokes, M Kusunoki, N Sigala, H Nili, D Gaffan… - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
Cognitive flexibility is fundamental to adaptive intelligent behavior. Prefrontal cortex has long
been associated with flexible cognitive function, but the neurophysiological principles that …

Common and distinct mechanisms of cognitive flexibility in prefrontal cortex

C Kim, NF Johnson, SE Cilles… - Journal of Neuroscience, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
The human ability to flexibly alternate between tasks represents a central component of
cognitive control. Neuroimaging studies have linked task switching with a diverse set of …

Thalamic regulation of switching between cortical representations enables cognitive flexibility

RV Rikhye, A Gilra, MM Halassa - Nature neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
Interactions between the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and mediodorsal thalamus are critical for
cognitive flexibility, yet the underlying computations are unknown. To investigate …

Adaptive encoding of outcome prediction by prefrontal cortex ensembles supports behavioral flexibility

A Del Arco, J Park, J Wood, Y Kim… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is thought to play a critical role in behavioral flexibility by
monitoring action–outcome contingencies. How PFC ensembles represent shifts in behavior …

Selection, integration, and conflict monitoring: assessing the nature and generality of prefrontal cognitive control mechanisms

D Badre, AD Wagner - Neuron, 2004 - cell.com
Prefrontal cortex (PFC) supports flexible behavior by mediating cognitive control, though the
elemental forms of control supported by PFC remain a central debate. Dorsolateral PFC …

How green is the grass on the other side? Frontopolar cortex and the evidence in favor of alternative courses of action

ED Boorman, TEJ Behrens, MW Woolrich… - Neuron, 2009 - cell.com
Behavioral flexibility is the hallmark of goal-directed behavior. Whereas a great deal is
known about the neural substrates of behavioral adjustment when it is explicitly cued by …

Subspace partitioning in the human prefrontal cortex resolves cognitive interference

J Weber, G Iwama, AK Solbakk… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The human prefrontal cortex (PFC) constitutes the structural basis underlying flexible
cognitive control, where mixed-selective neural populations encode multiple task features to …

Prefrontal cortical mechanisms underlying individual differences in cognitive flexibility and stability

DJN Armbruster, K Ueltzhöffer, U Basten… - Journal of cognitive …, 2012 - direct.mit.edu
The pFC is critical for cognitive flexibility (ie, our ability to flexibly adjust behavior to changing
environmental demands), but also for cognitive stability (ie, our ability to follow behavioral …

Prefrontal cortex and flexible cognitive control: Rules without symbols

NP Rougier, DC Noelle, TS Braver… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
Human cognitive control is uniquely flexible and has been shown to depend on prefrontal
cortex (PFC). But exactly how the biological mechanisms of the PFC support flexible …