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

Impulsivity is a multi-dimensional construct that is regarded as a symptom of many
psychiatric disorders. Harm resulting from impulsive behaviour can be substantial for the …

Covert endogenous (voluntary) attention improves visual performance. Human
neuroimaging studies suggest that the putative human homolog of macaque frontal eye …

Novel paradigms have allowed for more precise measurements of sustained attention ability
and fluctuations in sustained attention over time, as well as the neural basis of fluctuations …

Shortly before saccadic eye movements, visual sensitivity at the saccade target is enhanced,
at the expense of sensitivity elsewhere. Some behavioral and neural correlates of this …

Distractor suppression, the ability to filter and ignore task-irrelevant information, is critical for
efficient task performance. While successful distractor suppression relies on a balance of …

Vocabulary learning in a second language is enhanced if learners enrich the learning
experience with self-performed iconic gestures. This learning strategy is called enactment …

The posterior lateral prefrontal cortex—specifically, the inferior frontal junction (IFJ)—is
thought to exert a key role in the control of attention. However, the precise nature of that role …

It is well known that attentional selection of relevant information relies on local
synchronization of alpha band neuronal oscillations in visual cortices for inhibition of …

Developing non-invasive brain stimulation interventions to improve attentional control is
extremely relevant to a variety of neurological and psychiatric populations, yet few studies …