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A neurocomputational model of human frontopolar cortex function
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Hyafil, Alexandre Koechlin, Etienne |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | The frontopolar cortex (FPC), the most anterior part of the lateral prefrontal cortex corresponding to Brodmann’s area 10, is involved in human high-order cognition, including reasoning, problem-solving and multitasking. Its specific contribution to prefrontal executive function, however, remains unclear. A neurocomputational model suggests that the FPC implements a basic process referred to as cognitive branching that maintains a task in a pending state during the execution of another, and enables to revert back to it upon completion of the ongoing one. However, the FPC is engaged in other cognitive functions including prospective memory, relational reasoning, episodic memory retrieval and attentional set-shifting, which are not directly linked to the notion of cognitive branching. Here we used a neurocomputional branching model to simulate the involvement of the FPC in these various cognitive functions. Simulation results indicate that the model accounts for the variety of FPC activations observed in these various experimental paradigms. Thus, the present study provides theoretical evidence suggesting that all these behavioral paradigms implicitly involve branching processes, and supports the idea that cognitive branching is the core function of the human frontopolar cortex. . CC-BY-NC 4.0 International license not peer-reviewed) is the author/funder. It is made available under a The copyright holder for this preprint (which was . http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/037150 doi: bioRxiv preprint first posted online Jan. 22, 2016; |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2016/01/21/037150.full.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | ARM Cortex-M Cerebral cortex Cognition Disorders Computer multitasking Copyright Holder Device Component Lateral thinking Memory Disorders Prefrontal Cortex Problem solving Prospective search Reasoning - publishing subsection Simulation |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
