Successful behavior in an uncertain, changing, and open-ended environment critically relies on the ability to decide between continuing with the ongoing strategy or exploring new options. Neuroimaging studies have shown that the human medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is the part of the brain that primarily deals with this dilemma. However, the contribution of the different mPFC regions remains…
The concept of representations is widely used across the cognitive sciences, but its meaning is highly contested. Representations are often thought of as “vehicles” with…
Nature – Antisense oligonucleotides effectively decrease the inclusion of exon 8A of CACNA1C in human cells both in vitro and in rodents transplanted with human brain…
Nature – BARseq interrogates the expression of 104 cell-type marker genes in 10.3 million cells over nine mouse forebrain hemispheres to reveal the role of…
Nobody was holding a gun to your head when you started reading this. You made a choice. Surely it felt that way, at least. A…
From S06E09 – A Clockwork Origin. Season 5 on Netflix for some reason.
“Freewill” from ‘Permanent Waves (40th Anniversary)’. Get yours now: https://lnk.to/PermanentWaves40YD.Subscribe and ring the bell to never miss an update: h…
Much is being made about the erosion of public trust in science. Surveys show a modest decline in the United States from a very high…
Much is being made about the erosion of public trust in science. Surveys show a modest decline in the United States from a very high…
Science and Engineering Ethics – Research Integrity (RI) is high on the agenda of both institutions and science policy. The European Union as well as…
The Cerebellum – The cerebellum is involved in many motor, autonomic and cognitive functions, and new tasks that have a cerebellar contribution are discovered on…
