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Queuing cues in rapid cortical processing

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How the brain processes parallel streams of information has been widely researched, yet remains unsolved. A new study shows that the brain processes informative cues in serial even when they are presented simultaneously, and that patterns of cortical activity shift under the constraints of rapid decisions to optimize processing.

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Pearson, J. Queuing cues in rapid cortical processing. Nat Hum Behav 2, 620–621 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0427-z

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