Neuronal correlates of endogenous selective attention in the endbrain of crows

• DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-07914-2
• Publication Date: 2025-03-21T23:56:54Z
• Authors: Lukas Alexander Hahn; Erica Fongaro; Jonas Rose
• Keywords: Extinction (optical mineralogy)

Abstract The ability to direct attention and select important information is a cornerstone of adaptive behavior. Directed supports cognitive operations underlying flexible behavior, for example in extinction learning, was demonstrated behaviorally both mammals birds. neural foundation such endogenous attention, however, has been thoroughly investigated only still poorly understood And despite the similarities at behavioral level, cognition birds evolved parallel over 300 million years, resulting different architectures endbrain, most notably absence cortical layering We recorded neuronal signals from nidopallium caudolaterale, avian equivalent mammalian pre-frontal cortex, while crows employed perform change detection working memory task. activity profile clearly reflected attentional enhancement maintained by memory. Our results show that top-down possible without layered configuration cortex.