Attention deficit and hyperactivity in a Drosophila memory mutant

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van Swinderen, B. ; Brembs, Björn

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Abstract

The primary function of a brain is to produce adaptive behavioral choices by selecting the right action at the right time. In humans, attention determines action selection as well as memory formation, whereas memories also guide which external stimuli should be attended to (Chun and Turk-Browne, 2007). The complex codependence of attention, memory, and action selection makes approaching the ...