Scientists Find Hidden 'Focus Switch' in The Brain – And It May Hold Clues to ADHD
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Johns Hopkins neuroscientists discovered a cluster of evolutionarily ancient inhibitory neurons (in the parabigemino lateral tegmental inhibitory complex) that control selective spatial attention in mice; silencing these neurons caused hyper-distractibility, a hallmark of ADHD.
Findings are from mouse studies; while similar neurons may exist in human brains, efficacy in humans remains to be determined.
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