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Scientists identify specific brain region and circuits controlling attention

Monday, Nov 02
… identify specific brain region and circuits controlling attention November 2, 2020 Research Findings Study shows that … producing neurons in the locus coeruleus produce attention focus, impulse control via two distinct connections to prefrontal cortex attention cognitive control prefrontal cortex …
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Picower researcher earns BBRF Young Investigator grant

Monday, Sep 21
… will use award to study neurobiology underlying attention attention arousal prefrontal cortex cognitive control Vincent … is working to understand the neu robiology of attention to better diagnose ADHD and disruptive behavior, …
https://picower.mit.edu/node/709

Dopamine primes the brain for enhanced vigilance

Wednesday, Nov 07
… Neuroscientists discover a circuit that helps redirect attention to focus on potential threats prefrontal cortex … a circuit that they believe controls the diversion of attention away from everyday pursuits, to focus on potential … cortex has long been thought to be important for attention and higher cognitive functions (planning, …
https://picower.mit.edu/node/428

Symposium speaks to the many powers of brain rhythms

Monday, Apr 09
… cognition, learning and memory, perception, and attention. Several speakers shared evidence of the … memory. “With working memory we can choose what to pay attention to, we can choose what to think about, we can … the apparently pivotal role gamma plays in perception and attention in various parts of the cortex. Pascal Fries of ESI …
https://picower.mit.edu/node/318

From Biological Intelligence to Artificial Intelligence

Thursday, Sep 17
… cognitive functions like working memory and selective attention. A few, including the most cited of all, derive … decoding patterns of motion from neural signals caught the attention of the brain-computer  interface field, in which … that produced an explanation of volitional control over attention vs. more reflexive attention: Volition is …
https://picower.mit.edu/node/707

Brain waves guide us in spotlighting surprises

Monday, Nov 23
… fed forward from lower regions to higher ones. Paying attention to exceptions The scientists also saw that … 7A’s beta activity is related not to prediction as much as attention. Animals performing the task did need to pay at least some degree of attention to the cue, whether it was predictable or not. …
https://picower.mit.edu/node/727

Alumnus gives MIT $4.5 million to establish the Broderick Fund for Phytocannabinoid Research

Tuesday, Apr 30
… influence on brain health and behavior TRAP oscillations attention working memory Charles R. Broderick, an alumnus of … Institute, will study effects of cannabinoids on both attention and working memory. His lab has recently formulated … to shed light on tasks like driving where maintenance of attention is especially crucial.  Harvard Medical School: …
https://picower.mit.edu/node/508

Making waves for health

Thursday, Mar 01
… to intervene to enhance alpha and beta rhythms to modulate attention, Miller said. “Let’s say you have a brain that is having trouble focusing attention and top-down control,” he said. “That depends, …
https://picower.mit.edu/node/274

Fundamental questions find advanced answers, approaches at Fall Symposium

Friday, Oct 18
… meaning? How do we control our minds, for instance to pay attention? How do we make our way through an ever-changing … to harbor autism-associated genes. To flexibly control attention, the cortex engages in a dialogue with a deeper … that based on a cognitive goal, for instance to pay attention to one thing vs. others, different sets of neurons …
https://picower.mit.edu/node/581

Picower scientists shine in Chicago at 'SfN'

Monday, Oct 28
… since the intersection of AI and Neuroscience is getting attention from both the computer science community and … neruons in the locus coeruleus help produce the focus of attention needed to distinguish visual cues amid high … could reduce anxiety and help maintain healthier levels of attention when it is impaired by stressful experiences. …
https://picower.mit.edu/node/586

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