期刊
CURRENT BIOLOGY
卷 32, 期 6, 页码 1275-+出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.054
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资金
- Volkswagen Foundation
- German Research Council [SPP 2205, SFB 1089, Mo 930/4-2, Ni 618/10-1, Ni 618/11-1]
This study investigates the neural mechanisms involved in simple arithmetic operations by recording single-neuron activity in the medial temporal lobe of human subjects. The findings reveal abstract and notation-independent codes for addition and subtraction in neuronal populations, with drastic differences in neuronal coding across different brain areas.
Arithmetic is a cornerstone of scientifically and technologically advanced human culture, but its neuronal mechanisms are poorly understood. Calculating with numbers requires temporary maintenance and manipulation of numerical information according to arithmetic rules. We explored the brain mechanisms involved in simple arithmetic operations by recording single-neuron activity from the medial temporal lobe of human subjects performing additions and subtractions. We found abstract and notation-independent codes for addition and subtraction in neuronal populations. The neuronal codes of arithmetic in different brain areas differed drastically. Decoders applied to time-resolved recordings demonstrate a static code in hippocampus based on persistently rule-selective neurons, in contrast to a dynamic code in parahippocampal cortex originating from neurons carrying rapidly changing rule information. The implementation of abstract arithmetic codes suggests different cognitive functions for medial temporal lobe regions in arithmetic.
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