Researchers identify previously unknown human-specific attention network in the brain.

Researchers at Columbia University and Washington University have found that key parts of the human brain network that give a person the power to control and redirect their attention, a core cognitive ability that may be unique to humans. The team state that the new study suggests that the network may have evolved in response to increasingly complex social cues.  The study is published in … Continue reading Researchers identify previously unknown human-specific attention network in the brain.