The Agile Brain: How Cognitive Flexibility Works

Solving problems often forces us to juggle lots of information and quickly adapt to new circumstances. In this video, I’ll give an overview of one brain function that is critical to this ability: cognitive flexibility. This livestream was originally aired live only for Patreon supporters of Sense of Mind. If you'd like to get access to future livestreams as well as exclusive blog posts, go to https://www.patreon.com/senseofmind. #executivefunction #neuroscience #creativity Sources: Uddin, L. Q. (2021). Cognitive and behavioural flexibility: neural mechanisms and clinical considerations. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 22(3), 167-179. Dajani, D. R., Odriozola, P., Winters, M., Voorhies, W., Marcano, S., Baez, A., ... & Uddin, L. Q. (2020). Measuring cognitive flexibility with the flexible item selection task: from Badre, D. (2020). On task: how our brain gets things done. Princeton University Press. Bedini, M., Olivetti, E., Avesani, P., & Baldauf, D. (2023). Accurate localization and coactivation profiles of the frontal eye field and inferior frontal junction: an ALE and MACM fMRI meta-analysis. Brain Structure and Function, 1-21. Braem, S., & Egner, T. (2018). Getting a grip on cognitive flexibility. Current directions in psychological science, 27(6), 470-476. -- Please support this channel by signing up for Sense of Mind's Patreon and get bonus content every month: https://www.patreon.com/senseofmind You'll get: - Access to exclusive monthly livestreams - Written (blog post) versions of all new videos, including this one! -- Don't forget to subscribe to this channel: @senseofmindshow And check out the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sense-of-mind/id1603691298 Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/senseofmind Follow Sense of Mind on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sense.ofmind/ -- --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/senseofmind/support