[HTML][HTML] Multiple signals in anterior cingulate cortex

N Kolling, TEJ Behrens, MK Wittmann… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•There are multiple signals in anterior cingulate cortex (ACC).•ACC activity reflects
value of behavioural change even after controlling for difficulty.•ACC activity reflects …

Oscillatory dynamics of prefrontal cognitive control

RF Helfrich, RT Knight - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2016 - cell.com
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) provides the structural basis for numerous higher cognitive
functions. However, it is still largely unknown which mechanisms provide the functional …

Neural mechanisms of transient neocortical beta rhythms: Converging evidence from humans, computational modeling, monkeys, and mice

MA Sherman, S Lee, R Law… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Human neocortical 15–29-Hz beta oscillations are strong predictors of perceptual and motor
performance. However, the mechanistic origin of beta in vivo is unknown, hindering …

[HTML][HTML] A role of phase-resetting in coordinating large scale neural networks during attention and goal-directed behavior

B Voloh, T Womelsdorf - Frontiers in systems neuroscience, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Short periods of oscillatory activation are ubiquitous signatures of neural circuits. A broad
range of studies documents not only their circuit origins, but also a fundamental role for …

Transitions between multiband oscillatory patterns characterize memory-guided perceptual decisions in prefrontal circuits

K Wimmer, M Ramon, T Pasternak… - Journal of …, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
Neuronal activity in the lateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC) reflects the structure and cognitive
demands of memory-guided sensory discrimination tasks. However, we still do not know …

[HTML][HTML] Cell-type-specific modulation of targets and distractors by dopamine D1 receptors in primate prefrontal cortex

SN Jacob, M Stalter, A Nieder - Nature communications, 2016 - nature.com
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is crucial for maintaining relevant information in working memory
and resisting interference. PFC neurons are strongly regulated by dopamine, but it is …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamical state of the network determines the efficacy of single neuron properties in shaping the network activity

A Sahasranamam, I Vlachos, A Aertsen, A Kumar - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Spike patterns are among the most common electrophysiological descriptors of neuron
types. Surprisingly, it is not clear how the diversity in firing patterns of the neurons in a …

Prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortex neurons encode attentional targets even when they do not apparently bias behavior

S Westendorff, D Kaping, S Everling… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Neurons in anterior cingulate and prefrontal cortex (ACC/PFC) carry information about
behaviorally relevant target stimuli. This information is believed to affect behavior by exerting …

[HTML][HTML] Postnatal development of the electrophysiological properties of somatostatin interneurons in the anterior cingulate cortex of mice

G Pan, JM Yang, XY Hu, XM Li - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Somatostatin (SST)-positive interneurons in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) play
important roles in neuronal diseases, memory and cognitive functions. However, their …

Does correlated firing underlie attention deployment in frontal cortex?

M Esghaei, C Xue - Journal of Neuroscience, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
Attention is an essential cognitive ability that animals and humans rely on to survive. It
allows complex nervous systems to selectively process the most behaviorally relevant …