The extent to which people can focus attention in the face of irrelevant distractions has been
shown to critically depend on the level and type of information load involved in their current …

The ability to remain focused on goal-relevant stimuli in the presence of potentially
interfering distractors is crucial for any coherent cognitive function. However, simply …

A load theory of attention in which distractor rejection depends on the level and type of load
involved in current processing was tested. A series of experiments demonstrates that …

Many neurocognitive models of anxiety emphasize the importance of a hyper-responsive
threat-detection system centered on the amygdala, with recent accounts incorporating a role …

Selective attention allows us to ignore what is task-irrelevant and focus on what is task-
relevant. The cognitive and neural mechanisms that underlie this process are key topics of …

In this article, we establish a new phenomenon of “inattentional deafness” and highlight the
level of load on visual attention as a critical determinant of this phenomenon. In three …

Debate continues as to the automaticity of the amygdala's response to threat. Accounts
taking a strong automaticity line suggest that the amygdala's response to threat is both …

In daily life (eg, in the work environment) people are often distracted by stimuli that are
clearly irrelevant to the current task and should be ignored. In contrast, much applied …

Recognizing faces swiftly and accurately is of paramount importance to humans as a social
species. Individual differences in the ability to perform these tasks may therefore reflect …

Importance Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
(DLPFC) is under clinical investigation as a treatment for major depressive disorder …