In:
Frontiers for Young Minds, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 9 ( 2021-6-30)
Abstract:
To succeed in reading these sentences, your brain must ignore a variety of distractions—sights, sounds, and smells. Resisting distractions is a vital ability for our daily lives, and it poses a unique challenge for people who are dealing with attention disorders. In a recent study, we asked whether an area in the brain called the claustrum supports the ability to ignore distractions. We developed methods that allowed us to silence the claustrum in mice. We challenged these mice with tasks requiring them to pay attention. We found that mice whose claustra were silenced were especially sensitive to distractions. These results provide an important clue about the function of the claustrum, and we hope that they will contribute to the development of new methods that will assist people dealing with attention disorders.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2296-6846
DOI:
10.3389/frym.2021.706131
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Frontiers Media SA
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2742758-4
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