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Attention: the claustrum

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 38; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.tins.2015.05.006

1878-108X

Yael Goll, Gal Atlan, Ami Citri,

Neural dynamics and brain function

The claustrum is a mysterious thin sheet of neurons lying between the insular cortex and the striatum. It is reciprocally connected with almost all cortical areas, including motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory, limbic, associative, and prefrontal cortices. In addition, it receives neuromodulatory input from subcortical structures. A decade ago, Sir Francis Crick and Christof Koch published an influential review proposing the claustrum as the 'seat of consciousness', spurring a revival of interest in the claustrum. We review the literature on the claustrum, emphasizing recent discoveries, and develop a detailed hypothesis describing a role for the claustrum in the segregation of attention.