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Task goals dynamically reconfigure neural working memory representations

2026-01-19

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A hallmark of human intelligence is the ability to flexibly shift between tasks and modify our behaviour according to current goals and context. Working memory (WM) is thought to be critical for this cognitive flexibility. A key unanswered question is how neural representations of WM are configured to support different task goals. Thirty-four participants performed a shape WM task with different task rules in inte...

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Literature Corpus work: 2c17429e-af8c-5666-94e8-89714af47643
DOI: 10.64898/2026.01.19.700420

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