Attention in a Social World (Paperback)

The study of attention is central to psychology. In this work, Michael Posner, a pioneer in attention research, presents the science of attention in a larger social context, which includes our ability to voluntarily choose and act upon an object of thought. The volume is based on fifty years of research involving behavioral, imaging, developmental, and genetic methods. It describes three brain networks of attention that carry out the functions of obtaining and maintaining the alert state, orienting to sensory events, and regulating responses. The book ties these brain networks to anatomy, connectivity, development, and socialization and includes material on pathologies that involve attentional networks, as well as their role in education and social interaction.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Social Cognition and Social Neuroscience
Release date:	April 2014
First published:	March 2014
Authors:	Michael I. Posner (Professor Emeritus at the University of Oregon and Adjunct Professor at the Weill Medical College in New York (Sackler Institute))
Dimensions:	210 x 141 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-936102-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences
LSN:	0-19-936102-9
Barcode:	9780199361021

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