attention / attention
Group: Nonhuman animal, Human, Psychology, Thematic grouping Memory and Law
Groupe : Animal non humain, Homme, Psychologie, Regroupement thématique Mémoire et justice
Definition: Ability to focus on a selection of environmental stimuli or cognitive representations to improve their processing.
Définition : Capacité de focalisation sur une sélection de stimuli de l'environnement ou de représentations cognitives afin d'en améliorer le traitement.
Broader term: cognition
Terme générique : cognition
Related terms: activation, attentional refreshing, memory-guided attention, cognitive load, Test-Wait-Test-Exit model, attentional capture, statistical learning, bottom-up processing, ventral parietal cortex, HERNET model, preparatory attentional and memory processes theory, controlled processing, change blindness, retro-cue effect, inhibition, short-term consolidation, central executive, attention-to-memory hypothesis, Compensation Related Utilization of Neural Circuits Hypothesis, attentional blink, retrieval-induced forgetting, alpha rhythm, serial reaction time task, Attention to Delayed Intention model, multinomial model of prospective memory, alternating serial reaction time task, inhibitory control, automatic processing, dorsal parietal cortex, top-down processing, selective attention, focus of attention, photo-taking impairment effect, task switching, Easterbrook's cue-utilization hypothesis, executive functions
Termes associés : activation, rafraichissement attentionel, attention guidée par la mémoire, charge cognitive, modèle Test-Wait-Test-Exit, capture attentionnelle, apprentissage statistique, traitement ascendant, cortex pariétal ventral, modèle HERNET, théorie des processus mnésiques et attentionnels préparatoires, traitement contrôlé, cécité au changement, effet de l'indice rétroactif, inhibition, consolidation à court terme, administrateur central, hypothèse de l’attention à la mémoire, hypothèse de l'utilisation compensatoire des circuits neuronaux, clignement attentionnel, oubli induit par récupération, rythme alpha, tâche de temps de réaction sériel, modèle d'attention à l'intention différée, modèle multinomial de la mémoire prospective, tâche de temps de réaction en série alterné, contrôle inhibiteur, traitement automatique, cortex pariétal dorsal, traitement descendant, attention sélective, focus attentionnel, effet perturbateur de la prise de photos, alternance de tâches, hypothèse de l'utilisation des indices d'Easterbrook, fonctions exécutives
Has models: supervisory attentional system
Has study methods: Cognitive failures questionnaire, rapid serial visual presentation, Mattis Dementia Rating Scale, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, antisaccade task, Trail Making Test, Cognitive Failures Questionnaire Daily, Virtual Reality Everyday Assessment Lab
Editorial note: Attention doesn’t have a commonly accepted definition. Many definitions exist in the scientific literature.
Note éditoriale : L'attention ne dispose pas d’une définition consensuelle. De nombreuses définitions existent dans la littérature scientifique.
Selected bibliography: Anderson, B. (2011). There is no such thing as attention. Frontiers in Psychology, 2. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00246 [Study type: literature review / Access: open], Anderson, B. (2023). Stop paying attention to “attention.” WIREs: Cognitive Science, 14(1), e1574. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1574 [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Cowan, N., Bao, C., Bishop-Chrzanowski, B. M., Costa, A. N., Greene, N. R., Guitard, D., Li, C., Musich, M. L., & Ünal, Z. E. (2024). The relation between attention and memory. Annual Review of Psychology, 75, 183-214. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-040723-012736 [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Di Lollo, V. (2018). Attention is a sterile concept; iterative reentry is a fertile substitute. Consciousness and Cognition, 64, 45–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2018.02.005 [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Fawcett, J. M., Risko, E. F., & Kingstone, A. (Eds.). (2015). The handbook of attention. MIT Press. [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Hommel, B., Chapman, C. S., Cisek, P., Neyedli, H. F., Song, J.-H., & Welsh, T. N. (2019). No one knows what attention is. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 81, 2288–2303. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-019-01846-w [Study type: literature review / Access: open], Kaldas, A. (2022). Attention: A descriptive taxonomy. History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, 44(4), 63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40656-022-00538-3 [Study type: literature review / Access: open], Krauzlis, R. J., Wang, L., Yu, G., & Katz, L. N. (2023). What is attention? WIREs Cognitive Science, 14(1), e1570. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1570 [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Lachaux, J.-P. (2013). Le cerveau attentif. Odile Jacob. [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Long, N. M., Kuhl, B. A., & Chun, M. M. (2018). Memory and attention. In J. T. Wixted (Ed.), Stevens’ Handbook of Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience (1st ed., pp. 285–322). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119170174.epcn109 [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Maquestiaux, F. (2017). Psychologie de l’attention (2ᵉ éd.). De Boeck. [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Mole, C. (2021). Attention. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2021). Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2021/entries/attention/ [Study type: literature review / Access: open], Mole, C., & Henry, A. (2023). What is attention? Adverbialist theories. WIREs Cognitive Science, 14(1), e1588. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1588 [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Narhi-Martinez, W., Dube, B., & Golomb, J. D. (2023). Attention as a multi-level system of weights and balances. WIREs Cognitive Science, 14(1), e1633. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1633 [Study type: literature review / Access: open], Tsotsos, J. K. (2019). Attention: The messy reality. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 92(1), 127–137. [Study type: literature review / Access: open], Watzl, S. (2023). What attention is. The priority structure account. WIREs Cognitive Science, 14(1), e1632. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1632 [Study type: literature review / Access: open], Wu, W. (in press). We know what attention is! Trends in Cognitive Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2023.11.007 [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]