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5 claims from 2 papers

1. Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

   Distinct brain networks for adaptive and stable task control in humans

   Dosenbach, Fair, Miezin et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2007

   Using graph theory on resting-state fMRI connectivity, the authors suggest two distinct task-control networks that work on different time scales and influence downstream processing in different ways.

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   1. UncheckedA second brain network, including cingulate, insula and anterior prefrontal regions, showed sustained task activity, suggesting it may keep task rules stably in place.“Among other signals, these regions showed activity sustained across the entire task epoch, suggesting that this network may control goal-directed behavior through the stable maintenance of task sets.”
   2. UncheckedTwo separate brain networks for task control appear to work on different time scales and influence later processing through distinct mechanisms.“These two independent networks appear to operate on different time scales and affect downstream processing via dissociable mechanisms.”

2. Computer Science › Reinforcement Learning in Robotics

   Building Goal-Directed Cognitive Graphs

   Gungi, Sepúlveda, Aitsahalia, Blanco-Pozo and Iigaya · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2026

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   1. Unchecked“Across human reward and transition revaluation tasks, the SCG explains bimodal and trimodal behavioral regimes as emergent consequences of distinct graph configurations.”
   2. Unchecked“Across human and mouse two-step tasks, dynamic graph reconfiguration captures canonical reward-by-transition interactions without requiring mixtures of control systems.”
   3. Unchecked“Directed acyclic graphs yield activity concentrated at graph entry and goal states, whereas cyclic graphs produce periodic, grid-like structure.”