{"title":"Cognitive neuroscience: How the brain navigates abstract task spaces.","authors":"Sina Tafazoli, Adel Ardalan, Timothy J Buschman","doi":"10.1016/j.cub.2024.12.004","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Humans and other animals learn the abstract structure of a task and then use this structure to rapidly generalize to new situations. A recent study reveals how the brain builds and uses abstract task representations.</p>","PeriodicalId":11359,"journal":{"name":"Current Biology","volume":"35 2","pages":"R60-R62"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current Biology","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.12.004","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Humans and other animals learn the abstract structure of a task and then use this structure to rapidly generalize to new situations. A recent study reveals how the brain builds and uses abstract task representations.
期刊介绍:
Current Biology is a comprehensive journal that showcases original research in various disciplines of biology. It provides a platform for scientists to disseminate their groundbreaking findings and promotes interdisciplinary communication. The journal publishes articles of general interest, encompassing diverse fields of biology. Moreover, it offers accessible editorial pieces that are specifically designed to enlighten non-specialist readers.