Pay attention by manipulating neurons

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  • Karolinska Institutet researchers, have identified the cell type in mice that is essential to attention
  • Manipulating the PV-cell increases attention
  • Findings demonstrate the critical role that this cell plays in cognition and psychiatry
  • This may help with future treatments for ADHD and autism
  • Published online in the journal Cell

Posted 10 years ago