SSC area expanded only when the monkey had to pay attention to the sensation of touch in order to receive the reward.
This seems like strong evidence that something correlated with attention is necessary for the SSC to expand. Has work been done to figure to rule out things besides what we think of when we think of “attention”?
Pretty interesting idea.
This seems like strong evidence that something correlated with attention is necessary for the SSC to expand. Has work been done to figure to rule out things besides what we think of when we think of “attention”?
See Vladimir_Golovin’s comment below, and my answer. In short, yes, a lot about these networks is now understood.