Investigating cognitive control with concurrent fMRI and remote control of neuronal signaling using the DREADD (designer receptor exclusively activated by designer drug) method in monkeys

The research project is using a new and remarkable neuro-modulatory method concurrent with functional magnetic resonance imaging to study the cognitive control system in monkeys. The method allows a remote control of neuronal signaling with high cellular specificity and high spatial resolution and is very promising for both fundamental and clinical neuroscience.