Dopamine primes the brain for enhanced vigilance

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 10:02 in Biology & Nature

Imagine a herd of deer grazing in the forest. Suddenly, a twig snaps nearby, and they look up from the grass. The thought of food is forgotten, and the animals are primed to respond to any threat that might appear. MIT neuroscientists have now discovered a circuit that they believe controls the diversion of attention […]

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