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Precision photosynthesis

Three panel figure. In the first panel, labeled "Action Error", there is a view of a driver and dashboard, with rear view mirror and dashboard displays highlighted green. A red circle highlights the driver's hand. Text pointing to the highlighting reads: "The driver reaches for volume control, and bumps the blinker control in the process." In the second panel, labeled "Unexpected Action Outcome", the same view of the driver and dashboard. A warning light is shown on the driver's display, as is a red question mark above their head and two red arrows indicating the driver is turning the steering wheel. Text pointing to the driver's hands reads, "The driver turns the steering wheel, and an unexpected warning appears." In the third panel, labeled "Unexpected Perceptual Event", the same view of driver and dashboard. Through the windshield, the silhouette of a deer is highlighted in red, and a red exclamation point can be seen above the driver's head. Text pointing to the deer reads, "The driver is thinking of the route ahead, when suddenly a deer appears in their field of vision." — Data & Diagrams

Unexpected events

Digital illustration of a bighorn sheep, (Ovis canadensis). Three-quarter view of a young, male bighorn sheep, facing left. He perches atop a rock outcrop, head turned toward the viewer. — Illustration

BIGHORN SHEEP

Digital illustration of a snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus. The snowy plover is facing right, one eye on the viewer, its feet hidden in the water below. — Illustration

SNOWY PLOVER

Digital illustration of a great horned owl (Bubo virginianus). Three-quarter view of the owl, wings folded, perched facing right. — Illustration

HORNED OWL

Figure in three panels, explaining how unexpected events interrupt cognition. In the first panel, labeled "Thought Process", a silhouetted driver is shown next to a thought bubble with an image of a road. Overlayed on his head, a schematic illustrates the brain connections between the cortical representation and the thalamus. Text reads: "Thalamocortical drive is recurrent." In the second panel, labeled "Unexpected Perceptual Event", the view is zoomed out and the driver and windshield are shown, through which a silhouette of a deer is highlighted. Interior text reads "The driver is thinking of the route ahead, when suddenly a deer appears in their field of vision.". In panel three, labeled "Thought process is degraded by unexpected perceptual event," the view is zoomed back to the drivers head. The illustration of the road in the thought bubble is blurred. Overlayed on his head, a new schematic illustrates the brain connections between the cortical representation and the thalamus, along with additional pathways including STN and GPI. Interior text reads: "Thalamus support for cortical activity is degraded." — Data & Diagrams

How unexpected events interrupt cognition

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