Skip to content Skip to navigation

Center for Mind and Brain

Sections

UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain

267 Cousteau Place
Davis, CA 95618

(530) 297-4651 phone
(530) 297-4400 fax

Mind and Brain at UC Davis

News: CMB researchers show how attention re-routes information through the brain January 17, 2012; Amanda Guyer interviewed about teen brains and driving on News10 November 30, 2011; Cliff Saron selected as a PopTech Science and Public Leadership Fellow August 02, 2011; CMB research on meditation featured in The Guardian April 24, 2011; Congratulations to Dr. Carrie Masten! April 15, 2011; More news…

Quick links

Center for Mind and Brain > People > Steven Luck > Miscellaneous Content > CMB researchers show how attention re-routes information through the brain

Personal tools

Log in

CMB researchers show how attention re-routes information through the brain

CMB researchers Dr. Joy Geng and Nicholas DiQuattro have published a study in The Journal of Neuroscience showing how attention changes the effective connectivity among brain regions.

Original article:

DiQuattro N.E., and Geng, J.J. (2011). Contextual knowledge configures attentional control networks. The Journal of Neuroscience, 7 December 2011, 31(49):18026-18035.

Press coverage:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120112142259.htm

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-brain-routes-traffic-maximum.html

http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/health-news/brain-re-routes-traffic-for-maximum-alertness_15276.html

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/News/2012/01/How-the-Brain-Routes-Traffic-for-Maximum-Alertness/

http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/01/13/imaging-shows-how-brain-shifts-connections-for-optimal-alertness/33646.html