Surprise disrupts cognition via a fronto-basal ganglia suppressive mechanism

Surprising events affect ongoing behaviour and cognitive processing, yet the underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear. Wessel and colleagues show that surprise recruits a motor suppression mechanism which may be implemented via the sub-thalamic nucleus and interrupts working memory performance.

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Main Authors: Jan R. Wessel, Ned Jenkinson, John-Stuart Brittain, Sarah H. E. M. Voets, Tipu Z. Aziz, Adam R. Aron
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/cb02f6c7445447318dc13baa7734bc3a
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