Brain Morphology and Function Report

Name	Attention network
Brain Morphology	The ventral attention network (VAN) is one of two sensory orienting systems in the human brain, the other being the dorsal attention network. Its main function is to reorient attention towards salient stimuli. The VAN is considered to be involved mostly, if not entirely, in involuntary actions. The neural network is right hemisphere lateralized and includes the right temporal-parietal junction and the right ventral frontal cortex. This system shows activity increases upon detection of salient targets, especially when they appear in unexpected locations. Activity increases also are observed in the ventral system after abrupt changes in sensory stimuli, at the onset and offset of task blocks, and at the end of a completed trial. The ventral attention network is one of several low frequency resting state networks in the brain. The others include the dorsal attention network and the default network. The dorsal attention network (DAN) is involved in voluntary (top-down) orienting and shows activity increases after presentation of cues indicating where, when, or to what subjects should direct their attention. The dorsal attention network is bilateral and includes the intraparietal sulcus and the junction of the precentral and superior frontal sulcus (frontal eye fields) in each hemisphere.
No. of Studies (Positive/Negative)	2(2/0)

Name in Literature	Related Components
	Level	Approved Name(Name in Literature)	Type	Reference	Research Type	Statistical Result	Relation Description	All
neural attention networks		CACNA1C(CACNA1C)	gene	Thimm, 2011	normal people		Our results suggest that CACNA1C plays a role in the develop...... Our results suggest that CACNA1C plays a role in the development of specific attention deficits in psychiatric disorders by modulation of neural attention networks. More...
functional connectivity (FC) in attention		lateral prefrontal cortices(bilateral lateral prefrontal cortices)	brain morphology and function	Zhou, 2010	patients and normal controls		In the TPN (task-positive networks) the increased FCs were p...... In the TPN (task-positive networks) the increased FCs were primarily located in the bilateral lateral prefrontal cortices and the inferior parietal lobes, which have been implicated in attention and adaptive control. More...
functional connectivity (FC) involved in attention		inferior parietal lobes(inferior parietal lobes)	brain morphology and function	Zhou, 2010	patients and normal controls		In the TPN (task-positive networks) the increased FCs were p...... In the TPN (task-positive networks) the increased FCs were primarily located in the bilateral lateral prefrontal cortices and the inferior parietal lobes, which have been implicated in attention and adaptive control. More...

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Name	Type
Temporo-parietal connection	brain morphology and function
Frontal Lobe	brain morphology and function