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Dorsal attention network

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Dorsal and ventral attention systems
Interaction between dorsal and ventral attention networks enables dynamic control of attention in relation to top-down goals and bottom-up sensory stimulation.[1]

The dorsal attention network (DAN), also known anatomically as the dorsal frontoparietal network (D-FPN), is a large-scale brain network of the human brain that is primarily composed of the intraparietal sulcus (IPS) and frontal eye fields (FEF).[2][3] It is named and most known for its role in voluntary orienting of visuospatial attention.[4][5]

As the IPS and FEF were noticed to be activated during many attention-demanding tasks, this network was sometimes referred to as the task-positive network to contrast it against the task-negative network, or default mode network.[6] However, this dichotomy is now considered misleading, because the default mode network can be active in certain cognitive tasks.[7]

Anatomy

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The core regions of the DAN are the IPS and FEF of each hemisphere.[8] Other regions of the network may include the middle temporal region (MT+),[6] superior parietal lobule (SPL), supplementary eye field (SEF),[9] and ventral premotor cortex.[10]

More recent works indicate that the cerebellum may participate in this network as well.[11][12] Less studied regions include the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and superior colliculus.[10]

Function

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The DAN is most prominently involved in goal-directed, voluntary control of visuospatial attention.[4][5] Corbetta et al., who first defined and named the DAN in the early-to-mid 2000s,[5][13] suggest that the network is involved in general top-down selection of stimuli and responses, including other modalities (e.g. auditory, tactile).[14] However, evidence that the full DAN is involved in auditory top-down attention has been questioned, as tests that make said claims incorporated both auditory and visual stimuli.[15]

The dorsal attention network dynamically interacts with the ventral attention network (or salience network) according to task demands.[1] The inferior frontal junction configures this interaction between the two networks during task switches or attention shifts.[16]

Clinical significance

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Reduced connectivity within the dorsal and ventral attention networks has been linked to higher levels of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms.[17][18] Similarly, reduced connectivity between the DAN and the frontoparietal network is associated with major depressive disorder.[19] On the other hand, overactivation of the DAN has been observed in patients with schizophrenia.[20]

Nomenclature

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There are several variations of this network's name in neuroscience literature, such as the dorsal attention system,[1] dorsal frontoparietal attention network,[9] and frontoparietal attention network.[21] Until the discovery of other networks, such as the frontoparietal control network, the term task-positive network referred to the DAN.[22] The term task-positive networks is still sometimes used to refer to all non-default-mode networks.[23]

In 2019, Uddin et al. proposed that dorsal frontoparietal network (D-FPN) be used as a standard anatomical name for this network.[10]

References

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  2. ^ Fox, M.D.; Corbetta, M.; Snyder, A.Z.; Vincent, J.L.; Raichle, M.E. (2006). "Spontaneous neuronal activity distinguishes human dorsal and ventral attention systems". PNAS. 103 (26): 10046–10051. Bibcode:2006PNAS..10310046F. doi:10.1073/pnas.0604187103. PMC 1480402. PMID 16788060.
  3. ^ Farrant, Kristafor; Uddin, Lucina Q. (2015-02-12). "Asymmetric development of dorsal and ventral attention networks in the human brain". Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 12: 165–174. doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2015.02.001. ISSN 1878-9293. PMC 4396619. PMID 25797238.
  4. ^ a b Kincade, J. M.; Abrams, R. A.; Astafiev, S. V.; Shulman, G. I.; Corbetta, M. (2005). "An Event-Related Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Voluntary and Stimulus-Driven Orienting of Attention". Journal of Neuroscience. 25 (18): 4593–4604. doi:10.1523/jneurosci.0236-05.2005. PMC 6725019. PMID 15872107.
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  13. ^ Corbetta, Maurizio; Kincade, Michelle J.; Lewis, Chris; Snyder, Abraham Z.; Sapir, Ayelet (November 2005). "Neural basis and recovery of spatial attention deficits in spatial neglect". Nature Neuroscience. 8 (11): 1603–1610. doi:10.1038/nn1574. ISSN 1546-1726. PMID 16234807. S2CID 18224715.
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