Article
Human attentional networks.
Psychiatrische Praxis - 1 Nov 2004
Fan Jin, Posner Michael
Abstract excerpt
In recent years it has been possible to treat attention as an organ system with its own anatomy, circuitry and set of functions. We view attention in terms of three interrelated neural networks in the human brain. These networks carry out the specific functions of developing and maintaining the alert state, orienting to sensory input, and executive control. Damage to these networks or their chemical...
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