Two different perspectives have informed efforts to explain the link between the brain and
behaviour. One approach seeks to identify neural circuit elements that carry out specific …

Computational models in neuroscience usually take the form of systems of differential
equations. The behaviour of such systems is the subject of dynamical systems theory …

The medial entorhinal cortex is part of a neural system for map** the position of an
individual within a physical environment. Grid cells, a key component of this system, fire in a …

Rewards are crucial objects that induce learning, approach behavior, choices, and
emotions. Whereas emotions are difficult to investigate in animals, the learning function is …

Musicians can perform at different tempos, speakers can control the cadence of their
speech, and children can flexibly vary their temporal expectations of events. To understand …

Decisions are made with different degrees of consistency, and this consistency can be
linked to the confidence that the best choice has been made. Theoretical work suggests that …

Short-term memories link events separated in time, such as past sensation and future
actions. Short-term memories are correlated with slow neural dynamics, including selective …

What happens in our brain when we make a decision? What triggers a neuron to send out a
signal? What is the neural code? This textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning …

Prefrontal cortex is thought to have a fundamental role in flexible, context-dependent
behaviour, but the exact nature of the computations underlying this role remains largely …

Neurons in higher cortical areas, such as the prefrontal cortex, are often tuned to a variety of
sensory and motor variables, and are therefore said to display mixed selectivity. This …