To flexibly organize thought, the brain makes use of space

MIT News | Jan. 20, 2026, 4:10 p.m. | Original
MIT researchers tested their theory of spatial computing, which holds that the brain recruits and controls ad hoc groups of neurons for cognitive tasks by applying brain waves to patches of the cortex.
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