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An investigation of far response and stimulus modality transfer effects after dual-task training in younger and older adults

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2012
It has been shown that dual-task training leads to significant improvement in dual-task performances in younger and older adults. However, the extent to which training benefits to untrained tasks requires further investigation. The present study assessed
Maxime eLussier   +2 more
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Brain activations during bimodal dual tasks depend on the nature and combination of component tasks

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2015
We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate brain activations during nine different dual tasks in which the participants were required to simultaneously attend to concurrent streams of spoken syllables and written letters. They performed
Emma eSalo   +6 more
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Surgery and attention functions in glioma brain patients

open access: yesPayesh, 2019
Objective (s): The present study aimed to determine the effect of surgery on attention functions in glioma brain patients. Methods: The statistical population of this study was all individuals aged 18 to 45 years old, referred to neurosurgery department ...
Soodabeh Basak Nejad   +3 more
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Does action disrupt Multiple Object Tracking (MOT)? [PDF]

open access: yesPsihologija, 2015
While the relationship between action and focused attention has been well-studied, less is known about the ability to divide attention while acting.
Thornton Ian M., Horowitz Todd S.
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Assessing the attentional demand: improvements to the experimental protocol and possible learning effects

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
IntroductionAttention control is a fundamental component of cognitive functioning and involves the ability to selectively process relevant stimuli, divide attention across tasks, and flexibly switch between attention demands.
Ilaria Di Pompeo   +3 more
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Desempenho no teste de atenção dividida como resultado da idade das pessoas

open access: yesEstudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
A literatura sobre atenção assinala acréscimo do desempenho atencional até a idade de adulto jovem, seguido de perdas significativas decorrentes do processo de envelhecimento.
Fabián Javier Marín Rueda
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Dividing attention increases operational momentum

open access: yesJournal of Numerical Cognition, 2017
When adding or subtracting two quantities, adults often compute an estimated outcome that is larger or smaller, respectively, than the actual outcome, a bias referred to as “operational momentum”. The effects of attention on operational momentum were investigated. Participants viewed a display in which two arrays of objects were added, or one array was
McCrink, Koleen, Hubbard, Timothy
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The impact of polycystic ovary syndrome on attention: an empirical investigation

open access: yesBioPsychoSocial Medicine
Background Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrinal dysfunction characterized by androgen excess, irregular or absent menstruation, and polycystic ovarian morphology.
Maitreyi Redkar, Azizuddin Khan
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Eye-tracking Deaf and hearing viewing of sign language interpreted news broadcasts

open access: yesJournal of Eye Movement Research, 2014
In this study, the viewing habits of deaf and hearing adults are investigated using eye tracking while they watched interpreted news broadcasts. The study shows that deaf viewers primarily focus on the interpreter and secondarily access picture material,
Jennifer Wehrmeyer
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Differences in Executive Functioning in Children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2017
In recent years, the interest in Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and its relation to deficits in working memory (WM) and more specifically the different executive functions (EFs) has grown, to the point of confirming that these are ...
M. Rosa Elosúa   +3 more
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