A task set is a configuration of cognitive processes that is actively maintained for subsequent task performance. Single-unit and brain-imaging studies have identified the neural correlates for task sets in the prefrontal cortex. Here I examine whether the neural data obtained thus far are sufficient to explain the behaviors that have been illustrated within the conceptual framework of task sets. I first discuss the selectivity of neural activity in representing a specific task. I then discuss the competitions between neural representations of task sets during task switch. Finally I discuss how, in neural terms, a task set is implemented to facilitate task performance. The processes of representing, updating, and implementing task sets occur in parallel at multiple levels of brain organization. Neural accounts of task sets demonstrate that the brain determines our thoughts and behaviors.

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任务集和前额叶皮层。

任务集是认知过程的配置，可以主动维护该认知过程以用于后续任务执行。单个单元和脑成像研究已经确定了前额叶皮层中任务集的神经相关性。在这里，我检查了迄今为止获得的神经数据是否足以说明任务集概念框架中已说明的行为。我首先讨论在代表特定任务时神经活动的选择性。然后，我讨论了任务切换过程中任务集的神经表示之间的竞争。最后，我将以神经学的方式讨论如何实施任务集以促进任务执行。表示，更新和实现任务集的过程在大脑组织的多个级别并行发生。