Collaborative Research: CRCNS Research Proposal: Uncovering the mechanisms and meaning of — NSF Award to Research Foundation For M
Categorization is a fundamental, but complex, cognitive ability. Depending on the context, the same feature could place an object or event in different categories. For example, categorizing animals as “big” vs. “small” varies when a house cat is considered “big” when compared to an ant and an elephant is considered “sm
| Award title | Collaborative Research: CRCNS Research Proposal: Uncovering the mechanisms and meaning of |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2424100 |
| Awardee | Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene Inc |
| City | NEW YORK |
| State | NY |
| Amount obligated | $1,241,250 |
| Principal investigator | Saskia Haegens |
| Program | CRCNS-Computation Neuroscience |
| Start date | 03/01/2025 |
| Abstract | Categorization is a fundamental, but complex, cognitive ability. Depending on the context, the same feature could place an object or event in different categories. For example, categorizing animals as “big” vs. “small” varies when a house cat is considered “big” when compared to an ant and an elephant is considered “small” compared to whale. How brains handle these categorization decisions flexibly and adaptively remains elusive. This project investigates the role of brain waves in the prefronta |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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