Physically activated modes of attentional control
Human sensory, cognitive, and physiological systems are constantly challenged by changes in the environment, goals, and expectations, and natural regulatory mechanisms that are a part of the body’s effort to anticipate and respond to physiological demands caused by a variety of factors, including physical activity.
Evidence from awake and behaving nonhuman species has clearly shown how physiological states can impact systems associated with arousal and attention, but there is no similar understanding of the interplay between states and attentional processes in humans.
The authors bridge this gap using convergent evidence from studies of humans engaged in physical activity and simultaneous noninvasive neural recordings, and they propose that there are two physically activated modes of attentional control: altered gain control and differential neuromodulation of cortical control networks.
https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(24)00313-9
