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Sustained-Paced Finger Tapping: A Novel Approach to Measure Internal Sustained Attention

Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
Sustained attention is a fundamental prerequisite for all cognitive functions and its impairment is a common aftermath of both developmental and acquired neurological disorders.
Marco A. Petilli, Marco A. Petilli, Daniela C. Trisolini, Roberta Daini, Roberta Daini, Roberta Daini   +5 more
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Telephone conversation impairs sustained visual attention via a central bottleneck [PDF]

, 2008
Recent research has shown that holding telephone conversations disrupts one's driving ability. We asked whether this effect could be attributed to a visual attention impairment.
Randall Carter, Cohen, Michael, Carter, Randall, Horowitz , Todd S., Todd S. Horowitz, Melina A. Kunar, Michael Cohen, Kunar, Melina A.   +7 more
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Demographic Variables and Selective, Sustained Attention and Planning through Cognitive Tasks among Healthy Adults

Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, 2011
Introduction: Cognitive tasks are considered to be applicable and appropriate in assessing cognitive domains. The purpose of our study is to determine the relationship existence between variables of age, sex and education with selective, sustained ...
Afsaneh Zarghi, Zali, A, Tehranidost, M, Mohammad Reza Zarindast, Ashrafi, F, Doroodgar, Khodadadi   +9 more
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Sustained attention and its relationship to fluid intelligence and working memory in children [PDF]

, 2016
Understanding individual differences in intelligence remains an interesting research question, even with more than a century of empirical research and large numbers of models and theories.
Roebers, Claudia M., Völke, Annik E.
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Sustained Attention and Behavioral Ratings of Attention in Struggling Readers

Scientific Studies of Reading, 2020
Attention is correlated with reading, but the extent to which behavioral ratings and sustained attention relate to reading skills is unclear. We assessed 245 4th and 5th grade struggling readers (mean age = 10.3 years) on behavioral ratings of attention, sustained attention, and reading over a school year.
Kelly T. Macdonald, Marcia A. Barnes, Jeremy Miciak, Greg Roberts, Kelly K. Halverson, Sharon Vaughn, Paul T. Cirino   +6 more
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Evidence‐Informed Multidisciplinary Consensus Guidance for the Psychosocial Care of Adolescents With High‐Risk Cancer: Recommendations From the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with high‐risk cancer face complex developmental, psychosocial, and ethical challenges that extend beyond disease‐directed treatment. Although international recommendations exist for communication, psychosocial care, pediatric palliative care, survivorship, and shared decision‐making, these have largely evolved within ...
Johanna M. C. Blom, Dorella Scarponi, Giulia Zucchetti, Teresa Perillo, Maria Montanaro, Elisa Marconi, Chiara Rutigliano, Paolo Colavero, Paola Quarello, Marina Bertolotti, Monica Cellini, Carlo Clerici, Maurizio Mascarin, Francesca Bomben, Andrea Ferrari, the expert workgroup   +15 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Designing Interaction to Support Sustained Attention

, 2023
The impact of digital technology on human cognition has become a topic of significant interest in recent years, with various studies highlighting the adverse effects on cognition, particularly attention. While the negative impact of digital applications on our attentional processes is well-documented, practical solutions to mitigate these detrimental ...
Hacioglu, Naile, Leva, Maria Chiara, Lee, Hyowon   +2 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A specific role for the thalamus in mediating the interaction of attention and arousal in humans [PDF]

, 1998
The physiological basis for the interaction of selective attention and arousal is not clearly understood. Here we present evidence in humans that specifically implicates the thalamus in this interaction.
Rees, G., C. D. Frith, Josephs, O, R. Turner, Howseman, A.M., Turner, R, Portas, C.M., Frith, C.D., Frith, CD, Rees, G, Howseman, AM, Howseman, A., C. M. Portas, A. M. Howseman, Josephs, O., Portas, C., O. Josephs, Portas, CM, G. Rees, Frith, C., Turner, R.   +20 more
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