Binding items to contexts through conjunctive neural representations with the Method of Loci
Jiawen Huang, Akshay Manglik, Nick Dutra, Hannah Tarder-Stoll, Taylor A. Chamberlain, Robert Ajemian, Qiong Zhang, Kenneth A. Norman, Christopher A. Baldassano
The paper investigates how the brain forms connections between new information and existing schemas using the Method of Loci, finding that default mode network regions create conjunctive representations that evolve with expertise.
Nature Communications · Apr 17, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience