An HTM compatible theory of attention

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L5tt cells are attentional (paper summaries)

[1] High-frequency burst spiking in layer 5 thick-tufted pyramids of rat primary somatosensory cortex encodes exploratory touch [2] Active dendritic currents gate descending cortical outputs in perception Main Point L5tt cells cause the brain to notice a stimulus. To do so, they burst, triggering detection via thalamus, SC, and striatum. [1] L5tt cells can burst upon touch. This study just measured spiking while the rat whisked and touched an object. Many L5tt cells were capable of respon…