A new study shows that norepinephrine-producing neurons in the locus coeruleus produce attention focus and impulse control via two distinct connections to prefrontal cortex. (1)

Brain controlling attention.

But if something else helps us stay focused on something, what are we paying attention to?

Look at your image on the calm lake.

There is no reason to pay attention to it.

And yet you do.

Can you let go? Can you throw a rock in the water?

(Why should I do that?)

Fighter!

Can you not ask why?