Overcoming distractions and coping with stress: How attention drives information flow in the fly brain
Abstract
Attention involves the ability for saliency filtering, top down neural sensitivity control, competitive selection and working memory, processes that are expected to require coordinated activity across the brain. A key factor affecting all aspects of attention is stress, however their relationship is far from understood. As such, studying stress’ impact on attention may shed new light onto the neural instantiation of higher cognitive function. Using novel combinations of genetic, behavioral, and neurophysiological approaches in the fruit fly, we aim to describe how attentional processing circuits react to stress, and control information flow in the brain.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 14, 2022
- Source ID
- FA95501910280
Entities
People
- Dhruv Grover
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force
- University of California, San Diego