In our daily lives, we are constantly distracted as we move through the day. But when we finally decide to focus on just one thing, it means we ignore other things going on around us. While you may ...

Research led by the University of Michigan's Kresge Hearing Research Institute and the University of Rochester illuminates the mechanisms through which humans can pick out and focus on single sounds ...

With so much of the world glued to World Cup soccer action for the next few weeks, often conversations turn to “the game." Although we are all watching the same games, people’s perceptions, ...

An area in the brain’s temporal lobe helps steer the spotlight of attention, new research suggests. As you read this line, you’re bringing each word into clear view for a brief moment while blurring ...

Selective attention involves concentrating on one main channel of information and not others – for example, focusing on the sentences in this blog post and not on the soles of your feet in your shoes ...

Eating concentrated tomato paste every day for three months was linked to better performance on tests of selective attention and face-name memory in healthy middle-aged adults, according to a clinical ...

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