13 Nov 2015
November 13, 2015

Long-range attention networks: circuit motifs underlying endogenously controlled stimulus selection

Neuroscience

Excellent review of how wide-spread brain areas use synchronized rhythms form networks for focusing attention.  Very comprehensive and thorough on both a maco and micro-circuit level.

Womelsdorf, Thilo, and Stefan Everling. “Long-range attention networks: circuit motifs underlying endogenously controlled stimulus selection.” Trends in Neurosciences 38.11 (2015): 682-700.

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The Miller Lab uses experimental and theoretical approaches to study the neural basis of the high-level cognitive functions that underlie complex goal-directed behavior. ekmillerlab.mit.edu