PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Avinash R. Vaidya
AU  - Henry M. Jones
AU  - Johanny Castillo
AU  - David Badre
TI  - Neural representation of abstract task structure during generalization
AID  - 10.1101/2020.07.21.213009
DP  - 2020 Jan 01
TA  - bioRxiv
PG  - 2020.07.21.213009
4099  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2020/07/21/2020.07.21.213009.short
4100  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2020/07/21/2020.07.21.213009.full
AB  - Abstract task representations enable generalization, including inferring new behaviors based on prior knowledge without additional training. However, evidence for a neural representation that meets this benchmark is surprisingly limited. Here, using functional MRI (fMRI), we observed that abstract task structure was represented within frontoparietal networks during generalization. These results reveal the neural systems supporting a vital feature of human cognition: the abstraction of task knowledge to infer novel behaviors.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.