Brain mechanisms for interleaving routine and creative action
CNS*05 Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, July 17-21, 2005

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Summary
Abstract
Top row - Modeling principles
Our system model
The neocortical perception-action hierarchy
Center for Cognitive Phenomics
First column - Basal ganglia loops
Basal ganglia loops
bgloops-al
bgloops-sm
bgloops-om
bgloops-ll
Second column - Loops and the neocortex
Association loop and neocortex
Association loop and perception-action hierarchy
Our proposed mechanism
Interleaving
Sensorimotor loop and neocortex
Oculomotor loop and neocortex
Limbic loop and neocortex
Third column - Example - the Tower of Hanoi
TH strategy as a cortical plan
The Tower of Hanoi creative action
The Tower of Hanoi routinization
Fourth column - A possible role for the thalamus
The role of the thalamus
Possible role
Fourth column - Conclusions
Conclusions