Cognitive neuroscience: Mental replay in monkeys
- PMID: 35537397
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.061
Cognitive neuroscience: Mental replay in monkeys
Abstract
Cognition allows sensory experiences to inform later actions in flexible ways. A new study shows that, in a cognitively demanding task, monkeys store visual information in short-term memory and replay it when they need it to make a decision.
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Conflict of interest statement
Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests.
Comment on
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Sequential sampling from memory underlies action selection during abstract decision-making.Curr Biol. 2022 May 9;32(9):1949-1960.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.014. Epub 2022 Mar 29. Curr Biol. 2022. PMID: 35354066 Free PMC article.
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