Theories of working memory typically assume that information is maintained via persistent neural activity. By contrast, Lundqvist et al. report that single-trial delay activity is actually 'bursty'; the classic profile of persistent activity is an artefact of trial-wise averaging. Tackling brain-behaviour relationships at the single-trial level is an important future direction for cognitive neuroscience.
Journal article
Trends Cogn Sci
07/2016
20
483 - 486
Brain, Cognitive Neuroscience, Humans, Memory, Short-Term