@misc{10481/58429,
year = {2019},
month = {9},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/58429},
abstract = {Engaging in a demanding activity while holding in mind another task to be performed in the near future requires
the maintenance of information about both the currently-active task set and the intended one. However, little is
known about how the human brain implements such action plans. While some previous studies have examined
the neural representation of current task sets and others have investigated delayed intentions, to date none has
examined the representation of current and intended task sets within a single experimental paradigm. In this fMRI
study, we examined the neural representation of current and intended task sets, employing sequential classification
tasks on human faces. Multivariate decoding analyses showed that current task sets were represented in the
orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and fusiform gyrus (FG), while intended tasks could be decoded from lateral prefrontal
cortex (lPFC). Importantly, a ventromedial region in PFC/OFC contained information about both current and
delayed tasks, although cross-classification between the two types of information was not possible. These results
help delineate the neural representations of current and intended task sets, and highlight the importance of
ventromedial PFC/OFC for maintaining task-relevant information regardless of when it is needed.},
organization = {This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and
Innovation (PSI2016-78236-P to M.R.) and the Spanish Ministry of Education,
Culture and Sports (FPU2014/04272 to P.D.G.).},
publisher = {Elsevier BV},
keywords = {Delayed intentions},
keywords = {Dual-sequential task},
keywords = {PFC},
keywords = {fMRI},
keywords = {MVPA},
title = {Neural representation of current and intended task sets during sequential judgements on human faces},
doi = {10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116219},
author = {Díaz Gutiérrez, Paloma and Gilbert, Sam and Arco Martín, Juan Eloy and Sobrado, Alberto and Ruz Cámara, María},
}