How Does Attention Work?
Attention is not just about the things we focus on – it also concerns all the things we manage to tune out. We know that attention is both selective and limited in terms of capacity, but how exactly do we filter out unnecessary information and shine the spotlight of our attention on things that actually matter?
Many theories of attention tend to concentrate on how we focus our attention, but fail to address exactly how we manage to ignore all the stimuli around us competing for attentional resources.
A few recent studies have focused on the neuroscience behind this process, shedding some light on the possible processes that influence how we tune out distractions.
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