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Researchers reveal deeper workings of brain’s information hub
ScienceDailyThursday, August 20, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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The brain has a remarkably flexible system for handling uncertainty and changing situations. Researchers found that the frontoparietal cortex constantly shifts how it communicates with other brain regions depending on what information is needed to make a decision.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. The brain has a remarkably flexible system for handling uncertainty and changing situations. Researchers found that the frontoparietal cortex constantly shifts how it communicates with other brain regions depending on what information is needed to make a decision.
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The brain has a remarkably flexible system for handling uncertainty and changing situations. Researchers found that the frontoparietal cortex constantly shifts how it communicates with other brain regions depending on what information is needed to make a decision.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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