Attentional episodes and cognitive control
All human cognition is controlled in a series of attentional episodes, breaking complex problems into simpler, more solvable sub-problems. In human fMRI studies, 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. Based on behavioural, neuropsychological, fMRI and single unit data, I suggest that the core function of MD cortex is to control complex cognition in a structured sequence of attentional episodes. At the same time, I consider the complementary control functions of MD and “default mode” networks.
Date:
16 November 2017, 12:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Venue:
Worcester College, Walton Street OX1 2HB
Venue Details:
Lecture Theatre, Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre
Speaker:
Professor John Duncan (University of Cambridge)
Organising department:
Department of Experimental Psychology
Organiser:
Professor Kia Nobre (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
hod.secretary@psy.ox.ac.uk
Host:
TBC
Part of:
Departmental Seminar Series (Experimental Psychology)
Topics:
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Charlotte Thompson-Grant
