Surprise disrupts cognition via a fronto-basal ganglia suppressive mechanism
oleh: Jan R. Wessel, Ned Jenkinson, John-Stuart Brittain, Sarah H. E. M. Voets, Tipu Z. Aziz, Adam R. Aron
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2016-04-01 |
Deskripsi
Surprising events affect ongoing behaviour and cognitive processing, yet the underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear. Wessel and colleagues show that surprise recruits a motor suppression mechanism which may be implemented via the sub-thalamic nucleus and interrupts working memory performance.