Highlights•Numerous neurocognitive factors contribute to sustained attention.•Attention
fluctuates alongside shifting arousal, effort, and resource allocation.•An information …

Models of attention often distinguish among attention subtypes, with classic models
separating orienting, switching, and sustaining functions. Compared with other forms of …

The psychological construct 'sustained attention'describes a fundamental component of
attention characterized by the subject's readiness to detect rarely and unpredictably …

Staying attentive is challenging enough when carrying out everyday tasks, such as reading
or sitting through a lecture, and failures to do so can be frustrating and inconvenient …

Maintaining attention for more than a few seconds is essential for mastering everyday life.
Yet, our ability to stay focused on a particular task is limited, resulting in well-known …

The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of attention as it has been studied in the
field of psychology. Broad themes in terms of theory are highlighted, focusing on concepts of …

Although sustaining a moderate level of attention is critical in daily life, evidence suggests
that attention is not deployed consistently, but rather fluctuates from moment to moment …

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 …

Our ability to stay focused is limited: prolonged performance of a task typically results in
mental fatigue and decrements in performance over time. This so-called vigilance …

There is a conventional tale of stress, attention, and performance that goes as follows.
External stressors, such as noise and threat, elevate the general arousal of the cerebral …