Cognitive Choreography in Mental Algebra Task

Abstract

To understand the complexity of human cognition, it is important to account for how the various cognitive functions play off of one another during a complex cognitive task. This "cognitive choreography" was investigated previously in an attempt to tie cognitive functions to regional brain activity. The task used was a complex mental algebra task involving the combined use of various cognitive functions: problem representation, mental manipulation, memory retrieval, maintenance, and goal changing, as well as multiple modalities for input (auditory and visual) and output (manual and verbal). We present a faithful replication of this study's behavioral results (accuracy and latency), and discuss implications for cognitive functions in complex tasks.


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