The thalamus is a small, bilateral structure in the diencephalon that integrates signals from
many areas of the CNS. This critical anatomical position allows the thalamus to influence …

A schema refers to a structured body of prior knowledge that captures common patterns
across related experiences. Schemas have been studied separately in the realms of …

Episodic memories are (re) constructed, share neural substrates with imagination, combine
unique features with schema-based predictions and show schema-based distortions that …

The quality space hypothesis about conscious experience proposes that conscious sensory
states are experienced in relation to other possible sensory states. For instance, the colour …

Similarity and categorization are fundamental processes in human cognition that help
complex organisms make sense of the cacophony of information in their environment. These …

In human neuroscience, studies of cognition are rarely grounded in non-task-
evoked,'spontaneous' neural activity. Indeed, studies of spontaneous activity tend to focus …

In human and non-human animals, conceptual knowledge is partially organized according
to low-dimensional geometries that rely on brain structures and computations involved in …

When striking a balance between commitment to a goal and flexibility in the face of better
options, people often demonstrate strong goal perseveration. Here, using functional MRI (n …

Highlights•A normative conception of control representations.•Representational
dimensionality and the separability versus generalizability trade-off.•Implications of …

Localization and map** has been a long standing area of research, both in neuroscience,
to understand how mammals navigate their environment, as well as in robotics, to enable …