An integrative theory of prefrontal cortex function.

By Earl K. Miller, J. Cohen. 2001

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Alleviating catastrophic forgetting using context-dependent gating and synaptic stabilization (2018, background): “In contrast, context-dependent signals in the brain, likely originating from areas such as the prefrontal cortex, project to various cortical areas and allow neural circuits to process incoming information in a task-dependent manner [16, 17, 18].”
Prefrontal cortex and basal ganglia control access to working memory (2008, background): “The activity is associated with the preparation to filter items from working memory, consistent with a role for the prefrontal cortex as a control regio”
Measuring functional connectivity during distinct stages of a cognitive task (2004, background): “Many theories of working memory postulate that prefrontal and parietal cortices interact with posterior visual association areas during the delay period to keep behaviorally relevant perceptual representations active when they are no longer present in the environment (Curtis and D’Esposito, 2003a; F”
Gamma and beta bursts underlie working memory (2016, positive): “The ability to keep information available in the absence of sensory input is a key component of working memory (WM) and one of the most studied cognitive functions (Fuster and Alexander, 1971; Goldman-Rakic, 1995; Miller and Cohen, 2001).”
The New ABCs: A Practitioner's Guide to Neuroscience-Informed Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (2015, background): “Recent advances in neuroscience support a richer and more complex understanding of a person’s ability to think before acting, and emphasize the role of physiology in behavioral response (Makinson & Young, 2012; Miller & Cohen, 2001; Porges, 2001).”
Emotion Regulation and the Anxiety Disorders: An Integrative Review (2010, background): “…two trains must cross the same bit of track, then some coordination is needed to guide them safely to their destinations… In the brain, this is achieved by biasing the influence that patterns of PFC activity have on the flow of activity in other parts of the brain…” (Miller & Cohen, 2001, p. 184).”
Control and interference in task switching--a review. (2010, background): “…as red/green, spatial categories such as left/right, or semantic categories such as odd/ even—become preactivated on the basis of the cue or knowledge about task order (see, e.g., Desimone & Duncan, 1995; Koch & Allport, 2006; Logan & Gordon, 2001; Meiran, 2000a; E. K. Miller & Cohen, 2001).”