![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920114021im_/http://nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Attention Linked to Specific Brain Regions
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March 29, 2007
![Thumbnail of 2 researchers and a computer monitor](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920114021im_/http://nsf.gov/news/other_images/attention_l.jpg) | Researchers have found that the signal in the brain that tells someone to pay attention when they spot a snake in the grass originates in a different part of the brain than signals recognizing a snake at the zoo. The work, which could have implications for treating attention deficit disorder (ADD), is the first concrete evidence that two radically different brain regions--the prefrontal cortex and the parietal cortex--play different roles in these different modes of attention. Full story |
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