Lecture 11 - Attention Flashcards

1
Q

What parts of the brain are involved in attention?

A

pulvinar nuclei of the thalamus; frontal eyefields (i.e., BA 8); primary sensory areas, reticular system, cingulate gyrus, frontoparietal dorsal route; temporal ventral areas

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2
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In attention, the ____ hemisphere is more important than the _____ hemisphere.

A

right; left

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3
Q

Where is attention located?

A

brainstem, cortex, subcortical gray and white matter

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4
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In attention, the endogeneous system is

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goal-directed, focused, top-down and dorsal

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5
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In attention, the exogeneous system is

A

used when needed, bottom-up, ventral, and is working when stimuli is novel

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6
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Language is ____ in the brain, whereas attention is ____

A

localized; dispersed

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7
Q

Which part of the brain does executive functioning occur?

A

ventral prefrontal area

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8
Q

Overt attention is _____

A

paying attention solely to one thing)

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9
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Covert attention is ____

A

paying attention to one thing while other items are allowed into your sphere of focus.

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10
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What is required to pay attention?

A

executive function (i.e., inhibition, interference, planning, set/task shifting) and working memory (both visuospatial and auditory)

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11
Q

What do people with ADHD have trouble with?

A

planning, inhibition, and working memory

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12
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What do people with ADHD not have trouble with?

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set/task shifting and interference

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13
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What is early selection?

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(humans perceive something, store it quickly, and then decide to keep it in a buffer or discard it).

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14
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What is late selection?

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Humans perceive something, determine what it is via semantics and then decide what information we want to process or not).

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15
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What is leakage?

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when certain information is allowed into the sphere of attention

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16
Q

What is slippage?

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when certain information slips into your sphere of focus; this is covert attention

17
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What are implications for the early selection view of attention?

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we select the information we focus on, analyze what we perceive, and reject all other information.

18
Q

What are implications for the late selection view of attention?

A

you perceive all information that you’ve decided to pay attention to; semantics is involved; we are consciously aware of what we are paying attention to

19
Q

_______ cause greater amplitude in ERP than ________

A

attended stimuli; unattended stimuli

20
Q

Endogenous system overlaps with which area of the visual system?

A

where is it or dorsal area

21
Q

Exogenous system overlaps with which area of the visual system?

A

what is it or the ventral area; occipital-temporal-frontal