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Circuit that focuses attention brings in wide array of inputs

April 21, 2022
… “In these rodent models we were able to find very similar circuits,” Leow said. “So we can possibly study these higher … executive control center tailor their messages in specific circuits with other brain regions to influence them with … array of inputs attention circuit mapping cortex Neural Circuits Executive Function …

Behind the scenes, brain circuit ensures vision remains reliable

September 08, 2021
… , visual system , inhibitory neurons , inhibitory circuits Print Share Related Articles Prefrontal cortex … executive control center tailor their messages in specific circuits with other brain regions to influence them with … microscopy visual system inhibitory neurons inhibitory circuits Visual System Neural Circuits …

Scientists identify brain circuit that drives pleasure-inducing behavior

March 22, 2017
… about the central nucleus of the amygdala.” Surprising circuits In another surprising finding, the researchers … else. Tonegawa’s lab is now trying to trace these circuits further to find out where they go. The researchers … valence Anxiety Disorders Learning and Memory Neural Circuits Reward Systems …

Neuroscientists identify brain circuit that encodes timing of events

January 11, 2021
… with them also performing poorly on that task.” Memory circuits When the researchers used light to inhibit CA2 … CA1 Learning and Memory Memory Systems Optogenetics Neural Circuits …

When a task adds more steps, this circuit helps you notice

August 05, 2022
… finding a role for M2. I wanted to study what upstream circuits were influencing this.” In their study, researchers … notice cortex motor cortex behavior optogenetics Neural Circuits Motivation and Behavior Learning and Memory …

Feast or forage: Study finds circuit that helps a brain decide

November 22, 2021
… to transmit that information to these different downstream circuits, dependent on other incoming cues, allows animals to … Neuromodulators neuromodulation serotonin nematodes Neural Circuits Motivation and Behavior Neural Signal Processing …

How we recall the past

August 17, 2017
… provides evidence for an unexpected answer: differential circuits for retrieval and formation,” says Susumu Tonegawa, … traces known as engrams. “It’s been thought that the circuits which are involved in forming engrams are the same as the circuits involved in the re-activation of these cells that …

Sprint then stop? Brain is wired for the math to make it happen

July 28, 2022
… Article motor cortex , behavior , circuit mapping , circuits Print Share In the media Quanta: The Brain Uses … executive control center tailor their messages in specific circuits with other brain regions to influence them with … to make it happen motor cortex behavior circuit mapping circuits Motivation and Behavior Neural Circuits Optogenetics …

Cortex over reflex: Study traces circuits where executive control overcomes instinct

November 30, 2020
… 2020 Research Findings Cortex over reflex: Study traces circuits where executive control overcomes instinct When … how the brain is wired for both by tracking the specific circuits involved and their effect on visually cued actions. … postdoc in Sur’s lab, added that by looking at specific circuits between the ACC and both the SC and the visual …

The neural circuits of linked brain waves

September 27, 2017
… September 27, 2017 Research Findings The neural circuits of linked brain waves Brain waves are a product of … from Susumu Tonegawa’s lab has identified the neural circuits that underlie the formation of specific brain wave … which are called ripple bursts. Identifying the neural circuits that elicit ripples bursts and extended replay had …

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