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Closed-loop microstimulations of the orbitofrontal cortex during real-life gaze interaction enhance dynamic social attention
Fan S, Dal Monte O, Nair A, Fagan N, Chang S. Closed-loop microstimulations of the orbitofrontal cortex during real-life gaze interaction enhance dynamic social attention. Neuron 2024, 112: 2631-2644.e6. PMID: 38823391, PMCID: PMC11309918, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimate prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexSocial attentionOrbitofrontal cortexDorsomedial prefrontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexCingulate cortexDirect gazeGaze interactionCortexGaze dynamicsControl different aspectsDistance of fixationDifferent aspectsGaze eventsPartner eyeGazeMultiple regionsMicrostimulationGaze positionAttentionSpatial dimensionsLatencyNeurons
2021
Increasing Central Serotonin with 5-hydroxytryptophan Disrupts the Inhibition of Social Gaze in Nonhuman Primates
Weinberg-Wolf HB, Fagan N, Dal Monte O, Chang SWC. Increasing Central Serotonin with 5-hydroxytryptophan Disrupts the Inhibition of Social Gaze in Nonhuman Primates. Journal Of Neuroscience 2021, 42: 670-681. PMID: 34862190, PMCID: PMC8805615, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0413-21.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial gaze behaviorAbility of monkeysSocial gazeGaze behaviorMotivational stateControl imagesReaction timeCentral serotonin levelsNonhuman primatesSocial orientingGaze responsesSerotonergic interventionsModulatory relationshipCausal evidenceEye movementsTranslational insightsGazeDistinct aspectsDisruptive effectsBehavioral changesSerotonergic systemPupil constrictionCausal impactCentral serotoninFlexible orientation