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·January 7, 2019·4 min read

Human Brain Allocates Attention Based on Known Size of Objects

Researchers report our knowledge about the real world size of an object, and not its visual size, helps to guide our attention.

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·December 28, 2018·4 min read

How the Brain Enables Us to Rapidly Focus Attention

Researchers have identified a mechanism within the cholinergic system that underlies our ability to rapidly focus attention.

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·December 19, 2018·4 min read

What Are You Looking At? How Attention Affects Decision Making

Researchers, using eye tracking software, report what we look at helps guide our decisions when faced with two visible choices.

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·December 13, 2018·6 min read

Ritalin Drives Greater Connection Between Brain Areas Key to Memory and Attention

A new neuroimaging study reveals methylphenidate, better known as Ritalin, increases the level of dopamine available in the caudate. Along with increased dopamine levels, researchers also notice greater functional connectivity between the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and precuneus, three areas of the brain associated with memory and attention.

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·December 13, 2018·7 min read

Anticipation of Touch Takes Focus and Executive Skills

Study reveals the ability to anticipate touch also indicates a child's ability to focus.

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·December 1, 2018·7 min read

Early Life Stress Hinders Neuron Development, Causing Attention Disorders: Mouse Study

Female mice who experienced early life stress developed problems and had fewer neurons in areas of the brain responsible for regulating emotions and making sense of rules, researchers report.

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·November 26, 2018·5 min read

Neural Code that Predicts Behavior Identified

Differences in activity between the left and right superior colliculi help researchers predict whether an animal was seeing an event.

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·November 20, 2018·4 min read

To Predict the Future, the Brain Has Two Clocks

Researchers report there are two distinct ways in which we make temporal predictions, and these rely on different parts of the brain. The findings offer a new perspective on how humans calculate when to make a move.

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·November 12, 2018·3 min read

Dynamic Audiovisuals Increase Spectator Attention, But Inhibit Conscious Processing

Study reports audiovisual editing causes an increase in activity in visual processing areas, while continuous and orderly editing produces more cognitive processing activity.

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·November 8, 2018·5 min read

Dopamine Primes the Brain for Enhanced Vigilance

Researchers have identified a brain network that may control the diversion of attention to focus on potential threats. Dopamine, they report, is key to the process.

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·October 14, 2018·4 min read

Link Between ADHD and High Fluoride Levels in Pregnancy

Researchers report higher levels of urinary fluoride during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of ADHD in school aged children. The study reports prenatal fluoride exposure is most strongly associated with inattentive behavior and cognitive problems in the children.