Modern life places unprecedented demands on attention. Smartphones, social media and constant notifications compete for ...

Attention, especially the anterior mechanisms of executive control of attention, is a key factor underlying self-regulation (Berger, 2011). By the term attention, we refer to the mechanisms that ...

Young businesswoman having a discussion with her colleagues in a boardroom. Creative young businesswoman sharing her ideas during a meeting in a modern office. Conversations are more than just words ...

If attention is something you pay, then the cash register is in the cortex, the topmost layer of tissue that forms the thinking part of the brain. And the currency is nore-pinephrine, a ...

Sustained attention, often referred to as vigilance, is the capacity to maintain selective focus on a continuous or repetitive task over time. Cognitive neuroscience has delineated the neural ...