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Originally published in 1985, this volume presents the proceedings
of the 11th International Symposium on Attention and Performance.
With few exceptions, the central emphasis in previous meetings of
the Attention and Performance Association was on the
information-processing approach to normal human cognition. This
emphasis had been supplemented, on occasion, by studies employing
EEG methods, but there had not been systematic attempts to relate
the information-processing approach to work in the neurosciences.
This volume seeks to emphasize the search for mechanism with such
methods of approach as the following: anatomical, physiological,
neuropsychological, behavioral, and computational. The editors
believed that this was in accord with recent developing trends in
cognition and particularly with developments in the study of
attention at the time.
Originally published in 1985, this volume presents the proceedings
of the 11th International Symposium on Attention and Performance.
With few exceptions, the central emphasis in previous meetings of
the Attention and Performance Association was on the
information-processing approach to normal human cognition. This
emphasis had been supplemented, on occasion, by studies employing
EEG methods, but there had not been systematic attempts to relate
the information-processing approach to work in the neurosciences.
This volume seeks to emphasize the search for mechanism with such
methods of approach as the following: anatomical, physiological,
neuropsychological, behavioral, and computational. The editors
believed that this was in accord with recent developing trends in
cognition and particularly with developments in the study of
attention at the time.
Attention has long been recognized as a central topic in human
psychology. And, in an increasingly 'connected' world,
understanding our attentional networks-in particular, their role in
the selection of information, the maintenance of alertness and
self-control, and the management of emotions-is, arguably, more
important than ever. As research in and around the psychology of
attention continues to flourish, this new four-volume collection
from Routledge meets the need for an authoritative reference work
to make sense of a complex body of research. The materials gathered
in Volume I include explorations of the limits of attention and
early empirical work on methods to probe brain activity. The major
works collected in the second volume examine critical theories that
allow computer programs to simulate and predict how attention
operates, while Volume III is organized around the use of brain
imaging, cellular recording, and optogenetics to delineate how the
brain carries out the functions of attention. The final volume
connects studies of attention to applications, including:
connectivity to electronic media; brain-based educational
curricula, the economics of decision making, and psychopathologies.
With a full index, together with a comprehensive introduction,
newly written by the editor, which places the collected material in
its historical and intellectual context, The Psychology of
Attention is an essential work of reference. The collection will be
particularly useful as a database allowing scattered and often
fugitive material to be easily located. It will also be welcomed as
a crucial tool permitting rapid access to less familiar-and
sometimes overlooked-texts. For researchers and advanced students,
it is a vital one-stop research and instructional resource.
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.
Educating the Human Brain is the product of a quarter century of
research. This book provides an empirical account of the early
development of attention and self regulation in infants and young
children. It examines the brain areas involved in regulatory
networks, their connectivity, and how their development is
influenced by genes and experience. Relying on the latest
techniques in cognitive and temperament measurement, neuroimaging,
and molecular genetics, the book integrates research on neural
networks common to all of us with studies of individual
differences. In this book, the authors explain where, when, and how
the brain performs functions that are necessary for learning. Such
functions include attending to information; controlling attention
through effort; regulating the interplay of emotion with cognition;
and coding, organizing, and retrieving information. The authors
suggest how these aspects of brain development can support school
readiness, literacy, numeracy, and expertise. The audience for this
book includes neuroscientists as well as developmental and
educational psychologists who have interest in the latest brain
research. The many helpful visuals - including brain diagrams,
pictures and photographs of experimental setups, and graphs and
tables displaying key data - also give this book appeal for
graduate students.
This authoritative reference provides a comprehensive examination
of the nature and functions of attention and its relationship to
broader cognitive processes. The editor and contributors are
leading experts who review the breadth of current knowledge,
including behavioral, neuroimaging, cellular, and genetic studies,
as well as developmental and clinical research. Chapters are brief
yet substantive, offering clear presentations of cutting-edge
concepts, methods, and findings. The book addresses the role of
attention deficits in psychological disorders and normal aging and
considers the implications for intervention and prevention. It
includes 85 illustrations. New to This Edition *Significant updates
and many new chapters reflecting major advances in the field.
*Important breakthroughs in neuroimaging and cognitive modeling.
*Chapters on the development of emotion regulation and temperament.
*Expanded section on disorders, including up-to-date coverage of
ADHD as well as chapters on psychopathy and autism. *Chapters on
cognitive training and rehabilitation.
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