Tomas G. Aquino

Verbally specified task goals reorganize visual codes in human ventral temporal cortex via medial frontal modulation

The paper shows that verbal task instructions rapidly reconfigure visual representations in ventral temporal cortex via medial frontal cortex modulation.

Disinhibitory signaling enables flexible coding of top-down information

The paper trains biologically inspired RNNs on cognitive tasks to study how bottom-up and top-down information is integrated, finding that low-level sensory neurons use disinhibitory circuits to combine these signals dynamically.

Neurons in human pre-supplementary motor area encode key computations for value-based choice

The paper investigates how neurons in the human pre-supplementary motor area (preSMA) encode decision variables during value-based choices, finding that preSMA neurons represent both separate pre-decision variables and an integrated utility signal.

Encoding of predictive associations in human prefrontal and medial temporal neurons during Pavlovian conditioning

This study examines how human neurons in prefrontal and medial temporal regions encode predictive associations during Pavlovian conditioning, revealing distinct roles in value prediction and error signaling.

Value-related neuronal responses in the human amygdala during observational learning

The paper investigates how human amygdala neurons encode observational learning by tracking expected future rewards and outcome values, finding distinct neuronal subsets for self-experienced and observational value coding.