Journal
TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES
Volume 14, Issue 4, Pages 172-179Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2010.01.004
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- Medical Research Council (UK) [U 1055 01 001 00001 01]
- MRC [MC_U105580448] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [MC_U105580448] Funding Source: researchfish
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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 behaviour, goals are achieved by assembling a series of sub-tasks, creating structured mental programs. Single cell and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data indicate a key role for MD cortex in defining and controlling the parts of such programs, with focus on the specific content of a current cognitive operation, rapid reorganization as mental focus is changed, and robust separation of successive task steps. Resembling the structured problem-solving of symbolic artificial intelligence, the mental programs of MD cortex appear central to intelligent thought and action.
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