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Attention improves perception, presumably by influencing neural responses. In this issue, an fMRI study shows that paying attention to an object might enhance perception by increasing the selectivity of neuronal subpopulations in higher visual areas.

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Figure 1: Using fMRI adaptation to study mechanisms of attention.

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Boynton, G. Adaptation and attentional selection. Nat Neurosci 7, 8–10 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0104-8

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