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- MIT researchers show the prefrontal cortex sends signals to visual and motor regions that shape processing by arousal.
- The anterior cingulate cortex enhances visual encoding with rising arousal.
- The orbitofrontal cortex dampens visual encoding under high arousal.
- The study, published in Neuron on November 25, 2025, shows internal states actively shape sensory processing.
