Thread by @50kDinar

time for a #tweeprint!

Our study of human executive function is out in @NatureNeuro today:

nature.com/articles/s4159…

@NatureNeuro In this study we sought to understand the neural correlates of cognitive control, the process by which the brain controls and optimized thoughts and behaviors. 2/n

@NatureNeuro To do so, we examined how the activity of individual human neurons and intracranial electrical signals from human neurosurgical patients undergoing monitoring for epilepsy and surgery for deep brain stimulation while they did a supercharged Stroop task. 3/n

@NatureNeuro The task creates a state of cognitive interference, while we recorded, brain activity from the prefrontal cortex, which is often implicated in control, specifically the anterior cingulate cortex and lateral prefrontal cortex. 4/n

@NatureNeuro As with previous studies, we found few neurons encoded that interference with their firing rates (though more in the cingulate). However, many more neurons encoded the interference with the timing of their action potentials, relative to the population activity. 5/n

@NatureNeuro There are some more cool findings in the paper, including a more info on how the cingulate and lateral prefrontal cortex interact and differences in temporal coding between the two areas, so check it out! 6/6

Addendum: huge thanks to the patients, docs, and Eeg techs. special shout out to @NeuroPolarbear for taking this across the line!