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. 2020 Oct 19;30(20):R1263-R1266.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.094.

Brain States: Sensory Modulations All the Way Down

Matthew J McGinley  1
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Brain States: Sensory Modulations All the Way Down

Matthew J McGinley. Curr Biol. .
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From wakefulness to sleep, and from moment to moment, the arousal state of the brain is a powerful internal context that shapes our perception and actions. Using cutting-edge imaging methods, two new studies show that arousal already sculpts visual information as it first enters the brain.

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