Attention explores space periodically at the theta frequency [PDF]
Voluntary attention is at the core of a wide variety of cognitive functions. Attention can be oriented to and sustained at a location or reoriented in space to allow processing at other locations—critical in an ever-changing environment. Numerous studies
Busch, Niko A. +3 more
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The Effect of Tactile Training on Sustained Attention in Young Adults
Sustained attention is crucial for higher-order cognition and real-world activities. The idea that tactile training improves sustained attention is appealing and has clinical significance.
Yu Luo, Jicong Zhang
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Adult Perfomance on the Sustained Auditory Attention Skill Test
Introduction The Sustained Auditory Attention Ability Test (SAAAT) is an instrument used to assess sustained auditory attention in children. Difficulties related to this ability are not unique to children alone, as adults have been observed to present ...
Maria Renata José +6 more
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Modelling the relationship between the neuropsychological tests of attention
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the relation between tests of attention and to obtain information on the structure of this process. Methods: The sample consisted of 83 (45 women, 38 men) healthy, young adult volunteers.
Elvin Doğutepe Dinçer, Sirel Karakaş
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Knowledge Summary 23: Human Rights & Accountability [PDF]
Progress has been made in reducing maternal and child mortality, yet millions continue to die from preventable causes. These deaths represent an accountability challenge and a major concern shared by both the health and human rights communities.
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Socioeconomic status and neural processing of a go/no-go task in preschoolers: an assessment of the P3b [PDF]
While it is well established that lower socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with poorer executive functioning (EF), how SES relates to the neural processing of EF in childhood remains largely unexplored.
Finch, Kayla +2 more
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SUSTAINED ATTENTION IN HYPERACTIVE CHILDREN*
SUMMARY The ability of hyperactive children to maintain attention on three tasks was examined. One of the tasks, a Choice Reaction Time Task, measured attention for brief periods, while the other two measured sustained attention. Of the latter two, one was an experimenter‐paced task (the Continuous Performance Test) and the other a ...
D H, Sykes, V I, Douglas, G, Morgenstern
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Closed-loop digital meditation for neurocognitive and behavioral development in adolescents with childhood neglect. [PDF]
Adverse childhood experiences are linked to poor attentive behaviors during adolescence, as well as increased risk for mental health disorders in adults. However, no study has yet tested targeted interventions to optimize neurocognitive processes in this
Gazzaley, Adam +7 more
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Sustained attention to objects' motion sharpens position representations: attention to changing position and attention to motion are distinct [PDF]
In tasks where people monitor moving objects, such the multiple object tracking task (MOT), observers attempt to keep track of targets as they move amongst distracters.
Hardie, A, Howard, CJ, Rollings, V
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David W GoodmanDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAAbstract: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that often persists throughout life.
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