NeuroImage,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 121166 - 121166
Опубликована: Март 1, 2025
Social
attention,
guided
by
cues
like
gaze
direction,
is
crucial
for
effective
social
interactions.
However,
how
dynamic
environmental
context
modulates
this
process
remains
unclear.
Integrating
a
hierarchical
Bayesian
model
with
fMRI,
study
investigated
individuals
adjusted
attention
based
on
the
predictions
about
cue
validity
(CV).
Thirty-three
participants
performed
modified
Posner
location-cueing
task
varying
CV.
Behaviorally,
individuals'
allocation
of
was
finely
tuned
to
precision
(inverse
variance)
CV
predictions,
updated
precision-weighted
prediction
errors
(PEs)
occurrence
target
locations.
Neuroimaging
results
revealed
that
interaction
between
and
influenced
activity
in
regions
involved
spatial
and/or
perception.
Precision-weighted
PEs
locations
specifically
modulated
temporoparietal
junction
(TPJ),
superior
temporal
sulcus
(STS),
primary
visual
cortex
(V1),
underscoring
their
roles
refining
attentional
predictions.
Dynamic
causal
modeling
(DCM)
further
demonstrated
enhanced
absolute
strengthened
connectivity
from
V1
STS
TPJ,
emphasizing
conveying
residual
error
signals
upwards
high-level
critical
areas.
These
findings
emphasized
pivotal
role
modulation,
enhancing
our
understanding
context-dependent
attention.
Nature Communications,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
13(1)
Опубликована: Ноя. 4, 2022
Abstract
Hippocampal
place
cells
support
reward-related
spatial
memories
by
forming
a
cognitive
map
that
over-represents
reward
locations.
The
strength
of
these
is
modulated
the
extent
expectation
during
encoding.
However,
circuit
mechanisms
underlying
this
modulation
are
unclear.
Here
we
find
when
extinguished
in
mice,
they
remain
engaged
with
their
environment,
yet
cell
over-representation
rewards
vanishes,
field
remapping
throughout
environment
increases,
and
trial-to-trial
reliability
decreases.
Interestingly,
Ventral
Tegmental
Area
(VTA)
dopaminergic
axons
CA1
exhibit
ramping
reward-proximity
signal
depends
on
inhibiting
VTA
neurons
largely
replicates
effects
extinguishing
expectation.
We
conclude
changing
restructures
maps
determines
modulating
VTA-CA1
signal.
Thus,
internal
states
high
enhance
encoding
reinforcing
hippocampal
associated
reward.
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
151, С. 105236 - 105236
Опубликована: Май 16, 2023
Since
their
initial
discovery
in
cats,
low-threshold
C-fiber
mechanoreceptors
have
become
a
central
interest
of
scientists
studying
the
affective
aspects
touch.
Their
pursuit
humans,
here
termed
C-tactile
(CT)
afferents,
has
led
to
establishment
research
field
referred
as
"affective
touch",
which
is
differentiated
from
"discriminative
touch".
Presently,
we
review
these
developments
based
on
an
automated
semantic
analysis
more
than
1000
published
abstracts
well
empirical
evidence
and
solicited
opinions
leading
experts
field.
Our
provides
historical
perspective
update
CT
research,
it
reflects
meaning
discusses
how
current
insights
challenge
established
views
relation
between
CTs
We
conclude
that
support
gentle,
touch,
but
not
every
touch
experience
relies
or
must
necessarily
be
pleasant.
Moreover,
speculate
currently
underappreciated
signaling
will
prove
relevant
for
manner
unique
fibers
humans
connect
both
physically
emotionally.
Nature Communications,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
12(1)
Опубликована: Авг. 10, 2021
Abstract
Remapping
refers
to
a
decorrelation
of
hippocampal
representations
similar
spatial
environments.
While
it
has
been
speculated
that
remapping
may
contribute
the
resolution
episodic
memory
interference
in
humans,
direct
evidence
is
surprisingly
limited.
We
tested
this
idea
using
high-resolution,
pattern-based
fMRI
analyses.
Here
we
show
activity
patterns
human
CA3/dentate
gyrus
exhibit
an
abrupt,
temporally-specific
highly
precisely
coupled
with
behavioral
expressions
successful
learning.
The
magnitude
learning-related
was
predicted
by
amount
pattern
overlap
during
initial
stages
learning,
greater
leading
stronger
decorrelation.
Finally,
remapped
carry
relatively
more
information
about
learned
associations
compared
competing
associations,
further
validating
significance
remapping.
Collectively,
these
findings
establish
critical
link
between
and
provide
insight
into
why
occurs.
Communications Biology,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
4(1)
Опубликована: Июль 23, 2021
Learning
signals
during
reinforcement
learning
and
cognitive
control
rely
on
valenced
reward
prediction
errors
(RPEs)
non-valenced
salience
(PEs)
driven
by
surprise
magnitude.
A
core
debate
in
focuses
whether
PEs
can
be
isolated
the
human
electroencephalogram
(EEG).
We
combine
behavioral
modeling
single-trial
EEG
regression
to
disentangle
sequential
an
interval
timing
task
dissociating
outcome
valence,
magnitude,
probability.
Multiple
across
temporal,
spatial,
frequency
dimensions
characterized
a
spatio-tempo-spectral
cascade
from
early
RPE
value
followed
probability
indexed
late
frontal
positivity.
Separating
negative
positive
outcomes
revealed
effect
is
artifact
of
overlap
between
two
magnitude
responses:
theta
feedback-related
negativity
losses
posterior
delta
positivity
wins.
These
results
reconcile
longstanding
debates
sequence
components
representing
EEG.
Journal of Mathematical Psychology,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
110, С. 102712 - 102712
Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2022
Surprising
events
trigger
measurable
brain
activity
and
influence
human
behavior
by
affecting
learning,
memory,
decision-making.
Currently
there
is,
however,
no
consensus
on
the
definition
of
surprise.
Here
we
identify
18
mathematical
definitions
surprise
in
a
unifying
framework.
We
first
propose
technical
classification
these
into
three
groups
based
their
dependence
an
agent's
belief,
show
how
they
relate
to
each
other,
prove
under
what
conditions
are
indistinguishable.
Going
beyond
this
analysis,
taxonomy
classify
them
four
conceptual
categories
quantity
measure:
(i)
'prediction
surprise'
measures
mismatch
between
prediction
observation;
(ii)
'change-point
detection
probability
change
environment;
(iii)
'confidence-corrected
explicitly
accounts
for
effect
confidence;
(iv)
'information
gain
belief-update
upon
new
observation.
The
poses
foundation
principled
studies
functional
roles
physiological
signatures
brain.