Thalamic control of sensory selection in divided attention

How the brain selects appropriate sensory inputs and suppresses distractors is a central unsolved mystery in neuroscience. Given the well-established role of prefrontal cortex (PFC) in executive function1, its interactions with sensory cortical areas during attention have been hypothesized to contro...

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Main Authors: Wimmer, Ralf D., Schmitt, L. Ian, Davidson, Thomas J., Nakajima, Miho, Deisseroth, Karl, Halassa, Michael M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4626291/