Topic: updating

The claustrum is a thin grey matter structure that lies subcortically embedded between the external and extreme capsules, the putamen, and the insular cortex. In recent studies, the claustrum has been linked to cognitive control and, in particular, to cognitive flexibility in both animals and humans. Moreover, the claustrum has been reported to be involved in various aspects of sleep. In the present study, we explored resting-state functional connectivity of the claustrum in relation to both habitual sleep parameters and cognitive control performance in humans. Our aim was to explore the role

Is working memory (WM) a unitary construct or is it composed of separable sub-processes with distinct neuroanatomical bases? In line with this latter view, (i) psychiatric and neurological patients often display subtle deficits in specific aspects of WM, and (ii) neurophysiological evidence indicates that WM engages a wide network of regions throughout the brain.To address this question, we designed a WM battery that required participants to maintain the colors and locations of multiple discs over a brief memory delay and report the location of the cued disc. By varying the number of discs to

Findings on executive function (EF) training gains remain inconsistent, with varied outcomes among participants. While factors such as age, baseline cognitive abilities, and personality traits are commonly explored as predictors of EF training gains, limited attention has been given to the neurophysiological markers associated with training gains. This line of research could be potentially fruitful, as theta and alpha band power have been associated with performance on various cognitive measures. In our study, we aimed to address this gap by examining whether relative theta and alpha power can