A geometrical solution underlies general neural principle for serial ordering

G Di Antonio, S Raglio, M Mattia - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
A general mathematical description of how the brain sequentially encodes knowledge
remains elusive. We propose a linear solution for serial learning tasks, based on the concept …

[HTML][HTML] The transitive inference task to study the neuronal correlates of memory-driven decision making: a monkey neurophysiology perspective

S Ramawat, IB Marc, F Ceccarelli, L Ferrucci… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
A vast amount of literature agrees that rank-ordered information as A> B> C> D> E> F is
mentally represented in spatially organized schemas after learning. This organization …

A mathematical theory of relational generalization in transitive inference

S Lippl, K Kay, G Jensen, VP Ferrera… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Humans and animals routinely infer relations between different items or events and
generalize these relations to novel combinations of items. This allows them to respond …

Spatio-temporal transformers for decoding neural movement control

B Candelori, G Bardella, I Spinelli… - Journal of Neural …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective: Deep learning tools applied to high-resolution neurophysiological data have
significantly progressed, offering enhanced decoding, real-time processing, and readability …

Recruitment of the premotor cortex during arithmetic operations by the monkey

S Okuyama, T Kuki, H Mushiake - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Arithmetic operations are complex mental processes rooted in the abstract concept of
numerosity. Despite the significance, the neural architecture responsible for these …

Prefrontal cortex contribution in transitive inference task through the interplay of beta and gamma oscillations

F Di Bello, V Mione, P Pani, E Brunamonti… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Transitive inference allows people to infer new relations between previously experienced
premises. It has been hypothesized that this logical thinking relies on a mental schema that …

[HTML][HTML] Neural activity in quarks language: Lattice Field Theory for a network of real neurons

G Bardella, S Franchini, L Pan, R Balzan, S Ramawat… - Entropy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Brain–computer interfaces have seen extraordinary surges in developments in recent years,
and a significant discrepancy now exists between the abundance of available data and the …

Simultaneous oscillatory encoding of “hot” and “cold” information during social interactions in the monkey medial prefrontal cortex

F Di Bello, R Falcone, A Genovesio - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Social interactions in primates require social cognition abilities such as anticipating the
partner's future choices as well as pure cognitive skills involving processing task-relevant …

Conditional learning abilities in Down syndrome and Williams syndrome

E Bochud-Fragnière, P Bittolo… - Journal of Cognitive …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We investigated whether individuals with Down (DS) or Williams (WS) syndrome are
capable of conditional learning, a hippocampus-dependent process enabling flexible …

Ranking and serial thinking: A geometric solution

G Di Antonio, S Raglio, M Mattia - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
A general mathematical description of the way the brain encodes ordinal knowledge of
sequences is still lacking. Coherently with the well-established idea of mixed selectivity in …