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Understanding cognitive processes across spatial scales of the brain
Hayoung Song1, JeongJun Park2, Monica D Rosenberg3
1Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
|November 5, 2024
Summary
Understanding cognition requires studying neural operations across multiple scales. This research proposes methods to link distinct coding principles at different brain scales to complex behaviors, emphasizing cross-scale interactions and open science for a complete multiscale brain understanding.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Science
- Computational Neuroscience
Background:
- Cognition emerges from neural operations spanning individual neurons to large-scale brain networks.
- Research has extensively studied coding principles and emergent cognitive processes but less across different spatial scales.
- Understanding the brain requires bridging findings across scales, species, and techniques.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose and test a framework for understanding how distinct information coding principles at various neural scales give rise to complex cognitive processes and behavior.
- To investigate the relationship between brain-behavior associations and neural geometry across multiple spatial scales.
- To examine the interactions between global and local neural scales.
Main Methods:
- Comparing brain-behavior associations across different spatial scales.
- Analyzing neural geometry at local and global scales.
- Investigating interactions between neural scales.
- Promoting open science and interspecies collaborations.
Main Results:
- A framework is proposed to link distinct coding principles at different neural scales to emergent cognitive functions.
- The approach facilitates comparison of brain-behavior relationships and neural geometry across scales.
- Emphasis is placed on understanding global and local scale interactions for a holistic view.
Conclusions:
- Different cognitive processes may emerge from distinct information coding principles at various neural scales.
- A multiscale approach, integrating cross-species and cross-technique data through open science, is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of brain function.
- Investigating interactions between neural scales is key to unraveling complex behavior.
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