Thalamic amplification of cortical connectivity sustains attentional control

L. Ian Schmitt, Ralf D. Wimmer, Miho Nakajima, Michael Happ, Sima Mofakham and Michael M. Halassa ()
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L. Ian Schmitt: NYU Neuroscience Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center
Ralf D. Wimmer: NYU Neuroscience Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center
Miho Nakajima: NYU Neuroscience Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center
Michael Happ: NYU Neuroscience Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center
Sima Mofakham: NYU Neuroscience Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center
Michael M. Halassa: NYU Neuroscience Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center

Nature, 2017, vol. 545, issue 7653, 219-223

Abstract: The mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus amplifies the functional connectivity of the prefrontal cortex, thereby sustaining cortical representations of rule sets without relaying categorical information.

Date: 2017
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