title: Paying attention with the latest technology.
abstract: In this issue of Neuron, Parikh et al. utilize biosensors to probe the cholinergic system in freely moving rats performing cue-detection/reward delivery tasks. They show that cue-evoked cholinergic activity in the medial prefrontal cortex is associated with cue detection and not reward delivery. We discuss the implications of their research in behavioral neuroscience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA.
authors.forename: Parastoo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hashemi
authors.forename: R Mark
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Wightman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001288:Attention; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D003216:Conditioning, Operant / Q000502:physiology; D003463:Cues