Flexible selection of working memory representations to reduce cognitive cost

Abstract excerpt

Across psychology 1–4 , economics 5,6 , machine learning 7 , and neuroscience 8,9 , it is well established that choosing a good internal representation can make complex problems easier to solve. Thus, intelligent behavior depends not only on what is stored in working memory, but on the format in which it is stored. Selecting a lower-load format can substantially reduce the mental effort required for a task, si...

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• Cognition
• Nerve Net
• Neurons
• Phenotype
• Prefrontal Cortex
• Pyramidal Cells

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Literature Corpus work

fe336e60-1a85-5bca-b16a-acf4fb1dcca8

DOI

10.1101/2025.11.28.691186