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Cognitive neuroscience is the field of study focusing on the neural substrates of mental processes. It is at the intersection of psychology and neuroscience, but also overlaps with physiological psychology, cognitive psychology and neuropsychology. It combines the theories of cognitive psychology and computational modelling with experimental data about the brain.
How our brains process unexpected events is a central question in neuroscience. A study now identifies a distributed brain network that is predictive of processing unexpected events across contexts that vary in content and complexity, which advances our understanding of the neural basis that underlies the experience of surprise.
Neth, Huynh et al. evaluate whether consuming a modified Mediterranean ketogenic diet alters parts of the plasma lipidome associated with development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Consuming the ketogenic diet alters the plasma lipidome, with changes inversely linked to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) biomarkers and lipidomic signatures.
A new study reveals an algorithm implemented by neurons in the medial frontal cortex that is involved in flexibly mapping appropriate actions during goal-oriented behaviour to novel situations.
How our brains process unexpected events is a central question in neuroscience. A study now identifies a distributed brain network that is predictive of processing unexpected events across contexts that vary in content and complexity, which advances our understanding of the neural basis that underlies the experience of surprise.
