Neuron
Volume 75, Issue 4, 23 August 2012, Pages 551-552
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Thalamic Coordination of Cortical Communication

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Higher-order thalamic nuclei, like the pulvinar, have extensive connections with cortex, suggesting a role in the coordination of cortical communication. A recent study in Science by Saalmann et al. (2012) implicates the pulvinar in promoting cortical alpha-band synchronization that subserves communication of attended information.

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