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Brain structure helps guide behavior by anticipating changing demands

June 24, 2012 by

A structure deep within the brain, believed to play an important role in regulating conscious control of goal-directed behavior, helps to optimize behavioral responses by predicting how difficult upcoming tasks will be.

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