Auditory System
Clinical and Special Topics
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Nature 424, 309–312 (2003). The support of the University of Liverpool, where some of the work was carried out (by M.M.M., P.M. and T.G.), is acknowledged.
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By voluntarily directing attention to a specific region of a visual scene, we can improve our perception of stimuli at that location1. This ability to focus attention upon specific zones of the visual field has b...
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We investigated the cortical mechanisms of visual-spatial attention while subjects discriminated patterned targets within distractor arrays. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to map the bou...
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VISUAL–SPATIAL attention is an essential brain function that enables us to select and preferentially process high priority information in the visual fields1,2. Several brain areas have been shown to participate i...
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Event-related brain potentials (ERPs) were recorded in response to unilateral arrays of letters flashed in rapid, randomized sequences to left and right visual field locations. Subjects were required to focus ...
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What are the critical characteristics of structure, function, and organization that an animal’s brain must possess in order to carry out activities that are undeniably “mental”? Are there particular anatomical...
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Inferences about animal minds have typically been based upon the behavioral repertoire and ecological adaptations of the species in question. Supporting evidence can be obtained from cross-species comparisons ...
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A progressive decline in the sensory-motor and cognitive capabilities of elderly individuals has been reported in a number of experimental contexts (for reviews, see Corso, 1975; Gold and McGaugh, 1975). These...
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