Elisa Ciaramelli

Taking time to compose thoughts with prefrontal schemata

The paper uses a simplified Potts model to show how prefrontal cortex can direct the composition of brain states into coherent thought sequences based on microcircuit parameters.

Computational constraints on the associative recall of spatial scenes

The paper models associative memory storage and retrieval in a cortical network, showing lower storage capacity for compositional memories and the role of hippocampal input in retrieval.

The role of ventromedial prefrontal cortex in reward valuation and future thinking during intertemporal choice

This study examines how vmPFC damage affects intertemporal choice by comparing reward valuation and episodic future thinking in patients and controls.