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Frontopolar Resource Allocation in Human and Nonhuman Primates.

Stefan Pollmann¹

¹Department of Experimental Psychology, Otto-von-Guericke-University and Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany.

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

|December 25, 2015

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The monkey frontopolar cortex (FPC) is crucial for managing cognitive resources when facing complex choices. This research supports a shared understanding of FPC

Keywords:

attention control executive function rostral prefrontal cortex

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Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology

Background:

The frontopolar cortex (FPC) is implicated in higher-order cognitive functions.
Previous research suggests the FPC's role in goal-directed behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the function of the monkey frontopolar cortex (FPC) in resource reallocation.
To establish a cross-species framework for FPC function.

Main Methods:

Analysis of recent reports on monkey FPC.
Integration with human neuroimaging and patient study data.

Main Results:

Monkey FPC is vital for reallocating cognitive resources in complex, underspecified situations.
Findings align with human studies on FPC.

Conclusions:

The FPC plays a conserved role in cognitive flexibility across species.
A unified conceptual framework for FPC function is emerging.