The anatomy of inference: generative models and brain structure

T Parr, KJ Friston - Frontiers in computational neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
To infer the causes of its sensations, the brain must call on a generative (predictive) model.
This necessitates passing local messages between populations of neurons to update beliefs …

Functions of the human frontoparietal attention network: Evidence from neuroimaging

M Scolari, KN Seidl-Rathkopf, S Kastner - Current opinion in behavioral …, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Frontoparietal network controls selection of spatial and non-spatial information.•
Frontoparietal network contains 18 distinct topographic representations.•Research is …

The subcortical and neurochemical organization of the ventral and dorsal attention networks

PN Alves, SJ Forkel, M Corbetta… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Attention is a core cognitive function that filters and selects behaviourally relevant
information in the environment. The cortical map** of attentional systems identified two …

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 …

Mindfulness meditation training and executive control network resting state functional connectivity: a randomized controlled trial

AA Taren, PJ Gianaros, CM Greco… - Biopsychosocial …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective Mindfulness meditation training has been previously shown to enhance
behavioral measures of executive control (eg, attention, working memory, cognitive control) …

Deep learning and the global workspace theory

R VanRullen, R Kanai - Trends in Neurosciences, 2021 - cell.com
Recent advances in deep learning have allowed artificial intelligence (AI) to reach near
human-level performance in many sensory, perceptual, linguistic, and cognitive tasks. There …

A meta-analysis of brain mechanisms of placebo analgesia: consistent findings and unanswered questions

LY Atlas, TD Wager - Placebo, 2014 - Springer
Placebo treatments reliably reduce pain in the clinic and in the lab. Because pain is a
subjective experience, it has been difficult to determine whether placebo analgesia is …

From control to chaos: Visual-cognitive progression during recovery from ACL reconstruction

M Chaput, JE Simon, M Taberner… - journal of orthopaedic & …, 2024 - jospt.org
BACKGROUND: Anterior cruciate ligament tear is a serious knee injury with implications for
central nervous system (CNS) plasticity. To perform simple knee movements, people with a …