Um Gedanken flexibel zu organisieren, nutzt das Gehirn den Raum: „MIT-Forscher testeten ihre Theorie des räumlichen Rechnens, die besagt, dass das Gehirn Ad-hoc-Gruppen von Neuronen für kognitive Aufgaben rekrutiert und steuert, indem es Gehirnwellen auf Bereiche des Kortex anwendet.“ »
https://news.mit.edu/2026/to-flexibly-organize-thought-the-brain-makes-use-of-space-0120
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> Spatial computing theory explains how neurons in the prefrontal cortex can be organized on the fly into a functional group capable of carrying out the information processing required by a cognitive task. Moreover, it allows for neurons to participate in multiple such groups, as years of experiments have shown that many prefrontal neurons can indeed participate in multiple tasks at once.
Reference: Chen, Zhen et al., Oscillatory control of cortical space as a computational dimension, Current Biology, Volume 36, Issue 2, 402 – 414.e5. January 19, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.072