Fundamental Components of Attention.

@article{citeulike:1398481, abstract = {A mechanistic understanding of attention is necessary for the elucidation of the neurobiological basis of conscious experience. This chapter presents a framework for thinking about attention that facilitates the analysis of this cognitive process in terms of underlying neural mechanisms. Four processes are fundamental to attention: working memory, top-down sensitivity control, competitive selection, and automatic bottom-up filtering for salient stimuli. Each process makes a distinct and essential contribution to attention. Voluntary control of attention involves the first three processes (working memory, top-down sensitivity control, and competitive selection) operating in a recurrent loop. Recent results from neurobiological research on attention are discussed within this framework. Expected online publication date for the Annual Review of Neuroscience Volume 30 is June 16, 2007. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/catalog/pubdates.aspx for revised estimates.}, address = {Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5125 eknudsen@stanford.edu.}, author = {Knudsen, Eric I I. }, citeulike-article-id = {1398481}, comment = {* review of attentional mechanisms, with a conceptual framework linking working memory and three other processes more classically linked with attention: competitive selection, top-down sensitivity control, and filtering for salient stimuli (bottom-up)}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.neuro.30.051606.094256}, issn = {0147-006X}, journal = {Annu Rev Neurosci}, keywords = {\_note, attention, bottom\_up, review, salience, top\_down}, month = {April}, posted-at = {2008-04-30 23:10:14}, priority = {2}, title = {Fundamental Components of Attention.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.neuro.30.051606.094256}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1398481 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1398481 TI - Fundamental Components of Attention. JF - Annu Rev Neurosci AD - Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5125 eknudsen@stanford.edu. SN - 0147-006X N2 - A mechanistic understanding of attention is necessary for the elucidation of the neurobiological basis of conscious experience. This chapter presents a framework for thinking about attention that facilitates the analysis of this cognitive process in terms of underlying neural mechanisms. Four processes are fundamental to attention: working memory, top-down sensitivity control, competitive selection, and automatic bottom-up filtering for salient stimuli. Each process makes a distinct and essential contribution to attention. Voluntary control of attention involves the first three processes (working memory, top-down sensitivity control, and competitive selection) operating in a recurrent loop. Recent results from neurobiological research on attention are discussed within this framework. Expected online publication date for the Annual Review of Neuroscience Volume 30 is June 16, 2007. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/catalog/pubdates.aspx for revised estimates. KW - _note KW - attention KW - bottom_up KW - review KW - salience KW - top_down N1 - * review of attentional mechanisms, with a conceptual framework linking working memory and three other processes more classically linked with attention: competitive selection, top-down sensitivity control, and filtering for salient stimuli (bottom-up) AU - Knudsen, Eric I PY - 2007/04/06/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.neuro.30.051606.094256 ER -