attention (quick reminders) Flashcards
which system is responsible for arousal and alertness
the reticular activating system
which systems are responsible for sustained attention
superior (vision)/inferior (auditory) colliculus –> important for orienting ti visual and auditory stimuli
thalamus –> relay center
parietal lobe –> important for monitoring sensory info, allocation of attentional resources
which system are responsible for selective divided attention
ACC (motivational significance of info)
frontal lobe (executive function /task switching)
what is the role of the pulvinar in the Thalamus
synchronizing info across brain region important for attention
integration of multi sensory info
filtering out distracting information
describe the role of the inferior parietal lobule, superior parietal lobule and the intraparietal sulcus
inferior parital lobule= bottom up attention related to salience, responds to unexpected events
superior parietal lobule = top-down selection, attention directed by goals
intraparietal sulcus = prioritizes and integrates combination of top-down and bottom up processes
role of Anterior cingulate cortex
identifying goal of action, response selection and conflict monitoring
role of DLPFC
more activity when having to make decisions involving a lot of conflict and choice
