Goals are represented in prefrontal cortex and modulate sensory processing in visual cortex. A new study combines TMS, fMRI and EEG to understand how feedback improves retention of behaviorally relevant visual information.
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Nieuwenhuis, S., Donner, T. The visual attention network untangled. Nat Neurosci 14, 542–543 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.2812
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