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A computational approach to control in complex cognition.

Thad A Polk1, Patrick Simen, Richard L Lewis

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, 525 E. University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1109, USA. tpolk@umich.edu

Brain Research. Cognitive Brain Research
|November 16, 2002
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This study models cognitive deficits from dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) damage using a neural network. The model accurately simulates both healthy individuals and patients, highlighting DLPFC

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Computational psychiatry
  • Artificial intelligence

Background:

  • Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) damage impairs higher cognitive functions like problem-solving and goal management.
  • Modeling these deficits is challenging due to the symbolic nature of cognitive tasks and the subsymbolic nature of neural networks.
  • Existing models struggle to bridge the gap between symbolic cognitive processes and neural network computations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a computational model that maps symbolic, goal-driven cognition onto neural computation.
  • To investigate the role of the DLPFC in complex problem-solving tasks.
  • To simulate cognitive deficits observed in patients with prefrontal cortex damage.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a neural network model based on a plausible model of neural computation.

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  • Utilized a mapping that explicitly links symbolic, goal-driven cognition to neural computation.
  • Tested the model on the Tower of London task, a measure of executive function.

    • Main Results:

    • The intact model accurately simulates the problem-solving behavior of healthy individuals on complex tasks.
    • Lesioning the subgoal component of the model accurately replicates the performance of prefrontal patients.
    • The model demonstrates that deficits are more pronounced on difficult tasks and those requiring response inhibition.

    Conclusions:

    • The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) likely represents internally generated subgoals that modulate neural competition.
    • This neural network approach provides a viable method for modeling prefrontal cortex function and dysfunction.
    • The findings offer specific insights into the computational mechanisms underlying executive functions and their disruption.