Nature Communications (Dec 2019)

Normalization governs attentional modulation within human visual cortex

  • Ilona M. Bloem,
  • Sam Ling

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13597-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Attention is known to enhance relevant information in our environment, yet its underlying neural computations remain unclear. Here, the authors provide evidence that the degree to which a neural population can normalize itself results in greater potential for attentional benefits.