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Distractibility and impulsivity neural states are distinct from selective attention and modulate the implementation of spatial attention

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  • J. L. Amengual

    (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)

  • F. Di Bello

    (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
    Sapienza University of Rome)

  • S. Ben Hadj Hassen

    (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
    Otto Von Guericke University)

  • Suliann Ben Hamed

    (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)

Abstract

In the context of visual attention, it has been classically assumed that missing the response to a target or erroneously selecting a distractor occurs as a consequence of the (miss)allocation of attention in space. In the present paper, we challenge this view and provide evidence that, in addition to encoding spatial attention, prefrontal neurons also encode a distractibility-to-impulsivity state. Using supervised dimensionality reduction techniques in prefrontal neuronal recordings in monkeys, we identify two partially overlapping neuronal subpopulations associated either with the focus of attention or overt behaviour. The degree of overlap accounts for the behavioral gain associated with the good allocation of attention. We further describe the neural variability accounting for distractibility-to-impulsivity behaviour by a two dimensional state associated with optimality in task and responsiveness. Overall, we thus show that behavioral performance arises from the integration of task-specific neuronal processes and pre-existing neuronal states describing task-independent behavioral states.

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  • J. L. Amengual & F. Di Bello & S. Ben Hadj Hassen & Suliann Ben Hamed, 2022. "Distractibility and impulsivity neural states are distinct from selective attention and modulate the implementation of spatial attention," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-16, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-32385-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32385-y
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