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It is the taking possession
of the mind in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem
several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought.
Focalization, concentration of consciousness are of its essence.
It implies withdrawal from some things in order to deal
effectively with others |
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| attention: by william james on the principles of psychology |
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differential processing
of simultaneous sources of information |
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| We are attending to (aware of) only _________________ presented to us |
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| small portion of all the information |
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| not being aware of all the information that is presented to us |
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| Attention occurs in different sensory modalities (3) |
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vision, audition,
somatosensory |
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| In the brain, attention is a __________ function |
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Effect of cueing spatial attention on
reaction time. |
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| Neuronal correlates of attention are found in |
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many different brain areas, including
sensory cortex. |
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Directing spatial attention to specific parts of
the visual field (red segments in images on
the right) results in |
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elevated brain activity in
corresponding parts of V1. |
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| A deficit in perceiving and responding to stimulation on one side |
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| Two components of unilateral neglect |
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| spatial neglect, bodily neglect |
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| Patients with unilateral neglect “ignore” the |
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