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SUBMITTER: Cardoso MMB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6493772 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PLoS biology 20190419 4
Hemodynamic recordings from visual cortex contain powerful endogenous task-related responses that may reflect task-related arousal, or "task engagement" distinct from attention. We tested this hypothesis with hemodynamic measurements (intrinsic-signal optical imaging) from monkey primary visual cortex (V1) while the animals' engagement in a periodic fixation task over several hours was varied through reward size and as animals took breaks. With higher rewards, animals appeared more task-engaged; ...[more]