Neural Mechanisms of Attention

Abstract

This project was successful in examining the neural mechanisms involved in attention. An important outcome is the conclusion that modification of neural transmission by attentional processes takes place in many different places in the nervous system, and at many different levels of information processing. Animal models of attentional processes are being developed that allow more extensive analysis of the neuroplastic changes involved in attention. The field of attention is now able to proceed in an integrated fashion similar to the way that memory has been pursued

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 21, 1993
Accession Number
ADA266315

Entities

People

  • David S. Olton
  • Howard Egeth
  • Kevin Pang

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Brain
  • Cells
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Drug Abuse
  • Health Services
  • Neurodegeneration
  • Neurology
  • Neurons
  • Neurosciences
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Psychophysiology

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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  • Neuroscience
  • Systems Analysis and Design