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| Title |
Rapid Transfer of Abstract Rules to Novel Contexts in Human Lateral Prefrontal Cortex
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, January 2011
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnhum.2011.00142 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael W. Cole, Joset A. Etzel, Jeffrey M. Zacks, Walter Schneider, Todd S. Braver |
| Abstract |
Flexible, adaptive behavior is thought to rely on abstract rule representations within lateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC), yet it remains unclear how these representations provide such flexibility. We recently demonstrated that humans can learn complex novel tasks in seconds. Here we hypothesized that this impressive mental flexibility may be possible due to rapid transfer of practiced rule representations within LPFC to novel task contexts. We tested this hypothesis using functional MRI and multivariate pattern analysis, classifying LPFC activity patterns across 64 tasks. Classifiers trained to identify abstract rules based on practiced task activity patterns successfully generalized to novel tasks. This suggests humans can transfer practiced rule representations within LPFC to rapidly learn new tasks, facilitating cognitive performance in novel circumstances. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 143 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 136 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 48 | 34% |
| Researcher | 27 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 7% |
| Professor | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 11% |
| Unknown | 24 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 56 | 39% |
| Neuroscience | 29 | 20% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 3% |
| Unknown | 31 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
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