The brain has a limited capacity and therefore needs mechanisms to selectively enhance
the information most relevant to one's current behavior. We refer to these mechanisms as" …

This chapter emphasizes the many methods currently being employed to study brain
networks related to attention. We seek to set current studies into a historical background of …

A key property of neural processing in higher mammals is the ability to focus resources by
selectively directing attention to relevant perceptions, thoughts or actions. Research into …

How are some thoughts favored over others? A wealth of data at the level of single neurons
has yielded candidate brain areas and mechanisms for our best-understood model: visual …

Attention is the important ability to flexibly control limited computational resources. It has
been studied in conjunction with many other topics in neuroscience and psychology …

Attention is a core property of all perceptual and cognitive operations. Given limited capacity
to process competing options, attentional mechanisms select, modulate, and sustain focus …

Recent brain-imaging and neurophysiological data indicate that attention is neither a
properly of a single brain area, nor of the entire brain. While attentional effects seem …

Of the myriad tasks that the brain has to perform, perhaps none is as crucial to the
performance of other tasks as attention. A central thesis of this book on the cognitive …

Selective attention comprises essential infrastructural functions supporting cognition—
anticipating, prioritizing, selecting, routing, integrating, and preparing signals to guide …

Attention is commonly thought to be important for managing the limited resources available
in sensory areas of the neocortex. Here we present an alternative view that attention arises …