Dorsal attention network

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

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]

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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

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

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

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

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

  1. 1 2 3 Vossel, S; Geng, JJ; Fink, GR (April 2014). "Dorsal and ventral attention systems: distinct neural circuits but collaborative roles". The Neuroscientist. 20 (2): 150–9. doi:10.1177/1073858413494269. PMC   4107817 . PMID   23835449.
  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. 1 2 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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  9. 1 2 Szczepanski, SM; Pinsk, MA; Douglas, MM; Kastner, S; Saalmann, YB (2013-09-24). "Functional and structural architecture of the human dorsal frontoparietal attention network". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110 (39): 15806–11. Bibcode:2013PNAS..11015806S. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1313903110 . PMC   3785784 . PMID   24019489.
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