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 …

Positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
have been extensively used to explore the functional neuroanatomy of cognitive functions …

Brain responses to pain, assessed through positron emission tomography (PET) and
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are reviewed. Functional activation of brain …

In this review we summarize the progress that has been made in the research on attentional
and executive deficits in Alzheimer's disease. Like memory, attention is now recognized as …

Intrinsic and phasic alertness are the most basic aspects of attention intensity probably
constituting the basis for the more complex and capacity-demanding aspects of attention …

Sustained attention, often referred to as vigilance in humans, is the ability to maintain goal-
directed behavior for extended periods of time and respond to intermittent targets in the …

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the laser. The development of
lasers for medical use, which became known as low‐level laser therapy (LLLT) or …

“Attention” is not a unitary brain process. Evidence from adult studies indicates that distinct
neuroanatomical networks perform specific attentional operations and that these are …

During sustained periods of a taxing cognitive workload, humans typically display time-on-
task (TOT) effects, in which performance gets steadily worse over the period of task …

The development of cholinergic therapies for Alzheimer's disease (AD) has highlighted the
importance of understanding the role of attentional deficits and the relationship between …