Brain areas for reversible symbolic reference, a potential singularity of the human brain
Timo van Kerkoerle, Louise Pape, Milad Ekramnia, Xiaoxia Feng, Jordy Tasserie, Morgan Dupont, Xiaolian Li, Béchir Jarraya, Wim Vanduffel, Stanislas Dehaene, Ghislaine Dehaene‐Lambertz
This study uses fMRI to compare neural responses to reversible symbolic associations in humans and monkeys, finding humans show surprise in both directions while monkeys only in the learned direction.
eLife · Feb 12, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience