Neural Gatekeeper in the Brain Controls Attention and Focus (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Neural Gatekeeper in the Brain Controls Attention and Focus

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists have identified neural connections between the cortex, thalamus, and TRN (TRN neurons shown in red, left and right panels) that help filter out distractions. Loss of a single protein in the TRN (shown here in green, middle and right panels) dramatically affects the function of the neural circuit and changes how mice focus.

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Bo Li, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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