Research on cognitive control and executive function has long recognized the relevance of
motivational factors. Recently, however, the topic has come increasingly to center stage, with …

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

With the explosion of digital media and technologies, scholars, educators and the public
have become increasingly vocal about the role that an 'attention economy'has in our lives …

Although attention plays a ubiquitous role in perception and cognition, researchers lack a
simple way to measure a person's overall attentional abilities. Because behavioral …

We rely on sustained attention to protect task performance against fatigue and distraction.
Time-related variations in attention correlate with amplitude changes of specific cortical …

The goal of human brain mapping has long been to delineate the functional subunits in the
brain and elucidate the functional role of each of these brain regions. Recent work has …

Abstract 'Hyperfocus' is a phenomenon that reflects one's complete absorption in a task, to a
point where a person appears to completely ignore or 'tune out'everything else. Hyperfocus …

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

Normal and abnormal differences in sustained visual attention have long been of interest to
scientists, educators, and clinicians. Still lacking, however, is a clear understanding of how …

Spontaneous infra‐slow fluctuations (ISFs) in both neuronal firing rates and membrane
potentials are a defining characteristic of fast (< 1 Hz) mammalian brain activity both in vitro …