How cognitive plasticity resolves the brain's information processing dilemma

Diankun Gong; Weiyi Ma; Keith M. Kendrick; Qingqing Hu; Dezhong Yao

doi:10.1038/srep02860

How cognitive plasticity resolves the brain's information processing dilemma

Diankun Gong, Weiyi Ma, Keith M. Kendrick, Qingqing Hu, Dezhong Yao^*

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Abstract

A key unresolved question in cognitive science is whether the brain uses asynchronous or synchronous patterns of information transmission. Using an auditory learning task combined with electrophysiological recordings, we reveal for the first time that cognitive plasticity during learning transforms an asynchronous into a synchronous transmission pattern to achieve rapid, error-free performance. We also present a new model showing how the brain may resolve its information processing and transmission dilemma.

Original language	English
Article number	2860
Pages (from-to)	1-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	Scientific Reports
Volume	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/srep02860
Publication status	Published - 2013

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