Single neurons in prefrontal cortex encode abstract rules.

Nature64.80
Volume: 411, Issue: 6840, Pages: 953 - 956
Published: Jun 21, 2001
Abstract
The ability to abstract principles or rules from direct experience allows behaviour to extend beyond specific circumstances to general situations. For example, we learn the ‘rules’ for restaurant dining from specific experiences and can then apply them in new restaurants. The use of such rules is thought to depend on the prefrontal cortex (PFC) because its damage often results in difficulty in following rules1. Here we explore its neural basis...
Paper Details
Title
Single neurons in prefrontal cortex encode abstract rules.
Published Date
Jun 21, 2001
Journal
Volume
411
Issue
6840
Pages
953 - 956
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