Attention in a social world
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Attention in a social world
（Oxford series in social cognition and social neuroscience）
Oxford University Press, c2012
- : hardback : alk. paper
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Kobe University Library for Human-Development Sciences
: hardback : alk. paper141.4-4040201101204
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Includes bibliographical references (p.160-182) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The study of attention is central to psychology. In this work, Michael Posner, a pioneer in attention research, presents the science of attention in a larger social context, which includes our ability to voluntarily choose and act upon an object of thought. The volume is based on fifty years of research involving behavioral, imaging, developmental, and genetic methods. It describes three brain networks of attention that carry out the functions of obtaining and
maintaining the alert state, orienting to sensory events, and regulating responses. The book ties these brain networks to anatomy, connectivity, development, and socialization and includes material on pathologies that involve attentional networks, as well as their role in education and social
interaction.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Attention System of the Human Brain
- 2: The Alerting Network
- 3. Orienting of Attention
- 4. Executive Network and Self-Regulation
- 5. Development of Attention Networks
- 6. Attention and Society
- 7. Concluding Remarks
- Index
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