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Reza Behnam

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Universal Geometry of Compositional Construction in Prefrontal Cortex

Maxim Manakov, Mikhail Proskurin, Hanqing Wang, Е. П. Кулешова, Andy Lustig, Reza Behnam, Shaul Druckmann, D. Gowanlock R. Tervo, Sue Ann Koay, Alla Yu Karpova

This study shows rats use hierarchical composition to construct adaptive action sequences in an open-ended setting, with prefrontal neural representations following a universal geometric format.

bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Cognitive Graphs of Latent Structure in Rostral Anterior Cingulate Cortex

Maksym Manakov, Mikhail Proskurin, Hanqing Wang, Е. П. Кулешова, Andy Lustig, Reza Behnam, Shaul Druckmann, D. Gowanlock R. Tervo, Alla Y. Karpova

The paper describes a structured neural representation in rat prefrontal cortex that forms cognitive graphs for abstract state sequences during unguided exploration.

bioRxiv · Apr 18, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Anterior Cingulate Cortex Directs Exploration of Alternative Strategies

D. Gowanlock R. Tervo, Е. П. Кулешова, Maxim Manakov, Mikhail Proskurin, Mattias P. Karlsson, Andy Lustig, Reza Behnam, Alla Y. Karpova

This study shows that rodent anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) actively arbitrates between persisting with current behavior or switching to evaluate alternatives, with distinct computations segregated in micro-circuitry.

Neuron · Apr 15, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience