This paper is conceived as a guide that will describe the very well known Spatial Orienting
paradigm, used to explore attentional processes in healthy individuals as well as in people …

Two fundamental cognitive functions, selective attention and processing of time, have been
simultaneously explored in recent studies of temporal orienting of attention. A temporal …

This paper reports a series of experiments that were carried out in order to study the
attentional system. Three networks make up this system, and each of them specializes in …

The main objective of this article is to provide new evidence regarding the impact of
bilingualism on the attentional system. We approach this goal by assessing the effects of …

Research that uses simple response time tasks and neuroimaging has emphasized that
attentional preparation based on temporal expectancy modulates processing at motor …

Endogenous temporal-orienting effects were studied using a cuing paradigm in which the
cue indicated the time interval during which the target was most likely to appear. Temporal …

Orienting of attention selectively to the most important location and/or object is crucial for an
appropriate interaction with our environment, especially under time pressure. We have …

Abstract Changes in attention are among the most important cognitive shifts associated with
aging, with implications for maintenance of vocational competencies, participation in social …

The ability to remain vigilant over long periods of time is critical for many everyday tasks, but
controlled studies of visual sustained attention show that performance declines over time …

A review of traditional research on preparation and foreperiod has identified strategic
(endogenous) and automatic (exogenous) factors probably involved in endogenous …