Researchers discover new mechanism for attentional control in the human brain

A study by UC Davis researchers appearing in the journal Science reports the discovery of a new mechanism of attention in the human brain. Previous studies in animals implicated changes in the state of a portion of the brainstem, called the locus ceruleus (LC), in shifts from distractible to attentive states.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news148562922.html">Researchers discover new mechanism for attentional control in the human brain</a></p> <p>A study by UC Davis researchers appearing in the journal <I>Science</I> reports the discovery of a new mechanism of attention in the human brain. Previous studies in animals implicated changes in the state of a portion of the brainstem, called the locus ceruleus (LC), in shifts from distractible to attentive states.</p>