The medial geniculate (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

The medial geniculate

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The Shea lab traced neural pathways connecting the AC to several other parts of the brain, including the medial geniculate (seen here), which is thought to help direct and maintain attention.

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Shea lab/Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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