Adults with ADHD exhibited selective-attention impairments, with the combined presentation showing the broadest behavioral ...

Visual attention is a critical cognitive function that enables the selective processing of relevant visual information while filtering out extraneous stimuli. Research in this field investigates how ...

Practicing mindfulness meditation using a mobile application for a month can help people process visual information and ...

Neuroscientists have artificially increased neuronal activity in part of the brain by briefly shining light on genetically modified neurons. They saw that this manipulation selectively enhanced ...

In the new study, the researchers sought to understand what directs attention to some stimuli, but suppresses others in more detail. Using animal models, researchers recorded how activity in the LPFC ...

Neuroscientists find that key neurons in the front of the brain act as 'traffic control' to manage our attention to visual stimuli, and help us focus despite distractions. Trying to finish your ...

PHILADELPHIA—Trying to finish your homework while the big game is on TV? “Visual-movement” neurons in the front of your brain can help you stay focused, according to a new study from neuroscientists ...

Adults with ADHD experience more frequent "sleep-like" brain activity while awake, driving lapses in attention and task errors.

Teachers can help students build their capacity to stay on task by ensuring that they have a clear path to start working, ...

In human sociability, cooperation occupies a central place. Compared to other species, humans cooperate with one another in a more flexible manner and across a wider range of contexts. This pro-social ...