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Two new studies elevate cortical microstimulation from production of surrogate sensory or motor signals to cognitive control signals, confirming suspicions that brain areas that specify movements may also be involved in cognitive processes such as attention and selection.

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Figure 1: In Moore and Fallah's experiment6, the monkey was rewarded for detecting a change in the intensity of the target.

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Figure 2: In Gardner and Lisberger's experiment7, the monkey was trained to track moving targets.

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