kalla724 comments on Attention control is critical for changing/increasing/altering motivation - Less Wrong

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Comment author: jsalvatier 11 April 2012 11:13:46PM 0 points [-]

Pretty interesting idea.

SSC area expanded only when the monkey had to pay attention to the sensation of touch in order to receive the reward.

This seems like strong evidence that something correlated with attention is necessary for the SSC to expand. Has work been done to figure to rule out things besides what we think of when we think of "attention"?

Comment author: kalla724 11 April 2012 11:52:21PM 0 points [-]

See Vladimir_Golovin's comment below, and my answer. In short, yes, a lot about these networks is now understood.