Nancy Mack

Abstract In naturalistic conditions, animals must routinely make ongoing self-motivated choices about whether to initiate interactions with same or opposite-sex partners and whether to re-initiate social contact when interactions have ended. However, it remains unclear what governs these choices, and whether they are motivated by drive states that exhibit signatures of moment-to-moment social satiety when these interactions have ended.

How does your brain decide what to focus on? Princeton scientists found that a few key neurons shut down distractions, helping us make the right choices. Their new latent circuit model could revolutionize our understanding of mental health and AI. Your brain constantly juggles sensory information to make split-second decisions, but how?

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