Touchscreen-paradigm for mice reveals cross-species evidence for an antagonistic relationship of cognitive flexibility and stability

Touchscreen-paradigm for mice reveals cross-species evidence for an antagonistic relationship of cognitive flexibility and stability

The abilities to either flexibly adjust behavior according to changing demands (cognitive flexibility) or to maintain it in the face of potential distractors (cognitive stability) are critical for adaptive behavior in many situations. Recently, a novel human paradigm has found individual differences...

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Main Authors: S Helene Richter, Anne S Vogel, Kai eUeltzhöffer, Chiara eMuzzillo, Miriam A Vogt, Katja eLankisch, Diana J N Armbruster-Genc, Marco A Riva, Christian J Fiebach, Peter eGass, Barbara eVollmayr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Mice
executive functioning
translation
cognitive flexibility
dual state theory
Neurocomputational models
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00154/full

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