Attention: The blue spot reveals one of its secrets.

Neuron

Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

Published: July 2024

The locus coeruleus is the seat of a brain-wide neuromodulatory circuit. Using optogenetic and electrophysiological tools to selectively interrogate noradrenergic neurons in non-human primates, Ghosh and Maunsell show how locus coeruleus neurons contribute to a specific aspect of visual attention.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2024.06.003DOI Listing

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