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Perception - in psychology, mental organization and interpretation of sensory information. The Gestalt psychologists studied extensively the ways in which people organize and select from the vast array of stimuli that are presented to them, concentrating particularly on visual stimuli. Perception is influenced by a variety of factors, including the intensity and physical dimensions of the stimulus; such activities of the sense organs as effects of preceding stimulation; the subject's past experience; attention factors such as readiness to respond to a stimulus; and motivation and emotional state of the subject. Stimulus elements in visual organization form perceived patterns according to their nearness to each other, their similarity, the tendency for the subject to perceive complete figures, and the ability of the subject to distinguish important figures from background. Perceptual constancy is the tendency of a subject to interpret one object in the same manner, regardless of such variations as distance, angle of sight, or brightness. Through selective attention, the subject focuses on a limited number of stimuli, and ignores those that are considered less important. Depth perception, considered to be innate in most animals, is produced by a variety of visual cues indicating perspective, and by a slight disparity in the images of an object on the two retinas. An absolute threshold is the minimal physical intensity of a stimulus that a subject can normally perceive, whereas a difference threshold is the minimal amount of change in a stimulus that can be consciously detected by the subject. Recent studies have shown that stimuli are actually perceived in the brain, while sensory organs merely gather the signals. William Dobelle's research, for instance, has offered significant hope for the blind.

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Attention: A Neuropsychological Perspective (Chap. 5 "Selective Attention") » Read Now
by Antony Ward. 197 pgs.

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Attention: A Neuropsychological Approach provides a fascinating overview of the neuropsychological aspects of attention, revealing how we select our information, divide our attention and control our focus of interest. Through fully integrating cognitive neuropsychological perspectives on attention...
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Attention: A Neuropsychological Approach provides a fascinating overview of the neuropsychological aspects of attention, revealing how we select our information, divide our attention and control our focus of interest. Through fully integrating cognitive neuropsychological perspectives on attention, Anthony Ward demonstrates how each approach can illuminate the other. Examples are provided to show how the application of theories of attention can help to further our understanding of conditions such as dementia, schizophrenia, head injury and attentionnbsp;deficit hyperactivity disorder. This clear introduction will be of great interest to undergraduates studying neuropsychology, clinical psychology, occupational therapy and mental health nursing.
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Attention and Memory: An Integrated Framework (Part II "Selective Attention Phenomena") » Read Now
by Nelson Cowan. 330 pgs.

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For decades, the fundamental processes underlying memory and attention have been understood within an "information processing" framework in which information passes from one processing stage to another, leading eventually to a response. More recently, however, the attempt to build a general...
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For decades, the fundamental processes underlying memory and attention have been understood within an "information processing" framework in which information passes from one processing stage to another, leading eventually to a response. More recently, however, the attempt to build a general theoretical framework for information processing has been largely supplanted in favor of two more recent approaches: parallel/connectionist models of processing and direct investigations of brain function. In Attention and Memory, cognitive psychologist Nelson Cowan reconciles theoretical conflicts in the literature to presents an important, analytical update of the traditional information-processing approach by modifying it to incorporate the last few decades of research on memory, attention, and brain functioning. Throughout, the author cogently considers and ultimately refutes recent challenges to the fundamental assumption of the existence of special short-term memory and selective attention faculties. He also draws a new distinction between memory processes operating inside and outside of the focus of attention. Coherent and balanced, the book offers a clearer understanding of how memory and attention operate together, and how both functions are produced by brain processes. It will be welcomed by students and researchers in cognitive psychology.
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Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention: A Developmental Perspective (Chap. 13 "Selective Attention over the Life Span: Behavioral Measures" and Chap. 14 "Summary and Commentary. Selective Attention: Its Measurement in a Developmental Framework") » Read Now
by John E. Richards. 452 pgs.

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Applied Neuropsychology of Attention: Theory, Diagnosis, and Rehabilitation ("Selective or Focal Attention" begins on p. 4 and "Assessment of Selective Attention" begins on p. 193) » Read Now
by Michel Leclercq, Peter Zimmermann. 400 pgs.

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The concept of attention in academic psychology has been treated with varying degrees of importance over the years. From playing a key role in the 19th century, it was discarded in the first half of the 20th century, as clinical psychologists claimed it was superfluous to the essential subconscious...
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The concept of attention in academic psychology has been treated with varying degrees of importance over the years. From playing a key role in the 19th century, it was discarded in the first half of the 20th century, as clinical psychologists claimed it was superfluous to the essential subconscious processes of the mind, and experimental psychologists thought it was not a scientific term. Applied Neuropsychology of Attention aims to review the considerable developments in the field of attention over the last 20 years as it makes its comeback. This collection of essays forms a comprehensive overview of this crucial component of human cognitive function. The book begins with an explanation of the essential theoretical concepts and definitions. Aspects of diagnosis are then discussed as the assessment and impairments of attention are reviewed in normal ageing and in specific neurological categories. Victims of brain injury and patients with cerebrovascular or neurodegenerative diseases are considered. A critical analysis of existing practices in cognitive rehabilitation is given and a review of the techniques and methodologies used for treating attentional disturbances brings the book to a conclusion. Leclercq and Zimmermann have compiled a book of cutting-edge research which provides an effective framework to detect, analyse and understand the nature of attention deficit. The book will be invaluable to clinicians, mental health specialists and all academic psychologists in the field.
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Attention and Brain Function ("Auditory ERPs and Attention: Multi-Channel Tasks (Selective Attention)" begins on p. 247 and Chap. 8 "Regional Cerebral Blood-Flow (RCBF) and Metabolic Studies of Selective Attention") » Read Now
by Risto Naatanen. 494 pgs.

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Selective Attention in Vision » Read Now
by A. H. C. Van der Heijden. 316 pgs.

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Attention and Orienting: Sensory and Motivational Processes ("Active Selective Attention: Localized Orienting" begins on p. 436) » Read Now
by Marie T. Balaban, Peter J. Lang, Robert F. Simons. 477 pgs.

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Object Perception: Structure and Process ("Stroop and Garner Measures of Selective Attention" begins on p. 55) » Read Now
by Soledad Ballesteros, Bryan E. Shepp. 436 pgs.

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Attention and Performance XI (Chap. 2 "Aspects of Cortical Organization Related to Selective Attention and Selective Impairments of Visual Perception: A Tutorial Review" and Chap. 15 "Smooth Eye Movements as Indicators of Selective Attention") » Read Now
by Oscar S. M. Marin, Michael I. Posner. 675 pgs.

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Attention in Action: Advances from Cognitive Neuroscience (Chap. 14 "Selective Attention and Response Control Following Damage to the Human Pulvinar") » Read Now
by Glyn W. Humphreys, M. Jane Riddoch. 368 pgs.

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Over the past forty years much work has assessed how attention modulates perception, but relatively little work has evaluated the role of attention in action. This is despite the fact that recent research indicates that the relation between attention and action is a crucial factor in human...
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Over the past forty years much work has assessed how attention modulates perception, but relatively little work has evaluated the role of attention in action. This is despite the fact that recent research indicates that the relation between attention and action is a crucial factor in human performance. Attention in Action provides state-of-the-art discussion of the role of attention in action and of action in constraining attention. The research takes an interdisciplinary approach covering experimental studies of attention and action, neuropsychological studies of patients with impaired action and attention, single cell studies of cross-modal links in attention and action, and brain imaging studies on the underlying neural circuitry. Contributions from prominent international researchers both review the field and present new evidence, making this book an invaluable resource for researchers and therapists alike.
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Developmental Analysis of Three Aspects of Information Processing: Sustained Attention, Selective Attention, and Response Organization, in Developmental Neuropsychology » Read Now
by Jeffrey M. Halperin, Kathleen E. McKay, Susan T. Schwartz, Vanshdeep Sharma. 12 pgs.

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Relations between Children's Theory of Mind and a Selective Attention Strategy, in Journal of Cognition and Development » Read Now
by Patricia H. Miller, Melissa K. Welch-Ross. 23 pgs.

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The Development of Selective Attention in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, in Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology » Read Now
by Darlene A. Brodeur, Miranda Pond. 11 pgs.

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Handbook of Cognitive, Social and Neuropsychological Aspects of Learning Disabilities,Vol. II ("Selective Attention" begins on p. 67) » Read Now
by Stephen J. Ceci. 393 pgs.

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The Handbook of Aging and Cognition ("Empirical Approaches to Attention in Aging: Selective Attention" begins on p. 222) » Read Now
by Fergus I. M. Craik, Timothy A. Salthouse. 755 pgs.

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The Stroop Color-Word Task as a Measure of Selective Attention: Efficiency in the Elderly, in Developmental Neuropsychology » Read Now
by Haya Blachstein, Rachel Manovich, Esther Ramati, Eli Vakil. 13 pgs.

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