The multiple-demand (MD) system of the primate brain: mental programs for intelligent behaviour
J Duncan - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2010 - cell.com
A common or multiple-demand (MD) pattern of frontal and parietal activity is associated with
diverse cognitive demands, and with standard tests of fluid intelligence. In intelligent …
diverse cognitive demands, and with standard tests of fluid intelligence. In intelligent …
[HTML][HTML] The structure of cognition: attentional episodes in mind and brain
J Duncan - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
Cognition is organized in a structured series of attentional episodes, allowing complex
problems to be addressed through solution of simpler subproblems. A" multiple …
problems to be addressed through solution of simpler subproblems. A" multiple …
Chapter 1. Neural-Symbolic Learning and Reasoning: A Survey and Interpretation 1
The study and understanding of human behaviour is relevant to computer science, artificial
intelligence, neural computation, cognitive science, philosophy, psychology, and several …
intelligence, neural computation, cognitive science, philosophy, psychology, and several …
Multi-task connectivity reveals flexible hubs for adaptive task control
Extensive evidence suggests that the human ability to adaptively implement a wide variety of
tasks is preferentially a result of the operation of a fronto-parietal brain network (FPN). We …
tasks is preferentially a result of the operation of a fronto-parietal brain network (FPN). We …
Neuro-symbolic artificial intelligence: The state of the art
Neuro-symbolic AI is an emerging subfield of Artificial Intelligence that brings together two
hitherto distinct approaches.” Neuro” refers to the artificial neural networks prominent in …
hitherto distinct approaches.” Neuro” refers to the artificial neural networks prominent in …
[HTML][HTML] Development of abstract thinking during childhood and adolescence: The role of rostrolateral prefrontal cortex
I Dumontheil - Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2014 - Elsevier
Rostral prefrontal cortex (RPFC) has increased in size and changed in terms of its cellular
organisation during primate evolution. In parallel emerged the ability to detach oneself from …
organisation during primate evolution. In parallel emerged the ability to detach oneself from …
The neural organization of semantic control: TMS evidence for a distributed network in left inferior frontal and posterior middle temporal gyrus
C Whitney, M Kirk, J O'Sullivan… - Cerebral …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Assigning meaning to words, sounds, and objects requires stored conceptual knowledge
plus executive mechanisms that shape semantic retrieval according to the task or context …
plus executive mechanisms that shape semantic retrieval according to the task or context …
Rapid instructed task learning: A new window into the human brain's unique capacity for flexible cognitive control
The human ability to flexibly adapt to novel circumstances is extraordinary. Perhaps the most
illustrative, yet underappreciated, form of this cognitive flexibility is rapid instructed task …
illustrative, yet underappreciated, form of this cognitive flexibility is rapid instructed task …
Task encoding across the multiple demand cortex is consistent with a frontoparietal and cingulo-opercular dual networks distinction
Multiple-demand (MD) regions of the human brain show coactivation during many different
kinds of task performance. Previous work based on resting-state functional magnetic …
kinds of task performance. Previous work based on resting-state functional magnetic …
Abstract task representations for inference and control
Behavioral flexibility depends on our capacity to build and leverage abstract knowledge
about tasks. Recently, two separate lines of research have implicated distinct brain networks …
about tasks. Recently, two separate lines of research have implicated distinct brain networks …