Attention: the claustrum

作者：Goll Yael; Atlan Gal; Citri Ami^*

来源：Trends in Neurosciences, 2015, 38(8): 486-495.

DOI：10.1016/j.tins.2015.05.006

• claustrum
• cortex
• sensory modalities
• attention
• top down
• bottom up

The claustrum is a mysterious thin sheet of neurons lying between the insular cortex and the striatum. It is reciprocally connected with almost all cortical areas, including motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory, limbic, associative, and prefrontal cortices. In addition, it receives neuromodulatory input from subcortical structures. A decade ago, Sir Francis Crick and Christof Koch published an influential review proposing the claustrum as the 'seat of consciousness', spurring a revival of interest in the claustrum. We review the literature on the claustrum, emphasizing recent discoveries, and develop a detailed hypothesis describing a role for the claustrum in the segregation of attention.

• 出版日期2015-8