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Transfer Entropy as a Measure of Brain Connectivity: A Critical Analysis With the Help of Neural Mass Models

Objective: Assessing brain connectivity from electrophysiological signals is of great relevance in neuroscience, but results are still debated and depend crucially on how connectivity is defined and on mathematical instruments utilized. Aim of this work is to assess the capacity of bivariate Transfer Entropy (TE) to evaluate connectivity, using data generated from simple neural mass […]

Published on June 6, 2020

What Are Memories For? The Hippocampus Bridges Past Experience with Future Decisions

Many decisions require flexible reasoning that depends on inference, generalization, and deliberation. Here, we review emerging findings indicating that the hippocampus, known for its role in long-term memory, contributes to these flexible aspects of value-based decision-making. This work offers new insights into the role of memory in decision-making and suggests that memory may shape decisions […]

Published on June 6, 2020