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Hierarchical Organization of Frontoparietal Control Networks Underlying Goal-Directed Behavior

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Goal-directed behavior involves a variety of processes that operate over different temporal scales, from the generation and maintenance of distal (long-term) goals to the identification of proximal (immediate) subgoals to the execution of actions in service of those goals. There is also evidence suggesting that the neural underpinnings of goal-directed behavior may be organized along a hierarchical anterior-to-posterior gradient, at least within the frontal cortex. In this review, we examine recently identified large-scale functional networks that are composed of regions spanning the frontal, parietal, and lateral temporal cortices and determine whether there is evidence of a hierarchical organization based on the representation of goals at different temporal scales. Findings from recent functional neuroimaging studies suggest that: (1) the anterior frontoparietal network is involved in generating and planning for distal goals, (2) the posterior frontoparietal is involved in realizing proximal goals by representing desired outcomes and currently relevant rules for action, and (3) the sensorimotor network translates such rules into the execution of motor output. These findings are consistent with the idea that goal-directed behavior can be deconstructed into a temporal hierarchy of goals and corresponding brain networks.

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    Mathew L. Dixon, Manesh Girn & Kalina Christoff

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Dixon, M.L., Girn, M., Christoff, K. (2017). Hierarchical Organization of Frontoparietal Control Networks Underlying Goal-Directed Behavior. In: Watanabe, M. (eds) The Prefrontal Cortex as an Executive, Emotional, and Social Brain. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56508-6_7

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