Attention is a lot like love. Everyone knows what it is and when it's present, but the multiple components of attention defy easy definition. Attention is the thread that holds together the fabric of ...

Shifting focus on a visual scene without moving our eyes — think driving, or reading a room for the reaction to your joke — is a behavior known as covert ...

No matter how different they seem — the learned and contemplative neuroscientist versus the toy orangutan with a penchant for off-color jokes — almost any adult who experiences them knows that ...

Study demonstrated that the Homer1 gene improves focus by reducing “noise” in the prefrontal cortex, with implications for studying attention disorders.

Lloyd is a dear friend who, among other things, is an eloquent writer. The process of learning how to write and then becoming proficient enough to write widely read novels is no easy task. Lloyd had ...

We can pick out a conversation in a loud room, amid the rise and fall of other voices or the hum of an air conditioner. We can spot a set of keys in a sea of clutter, or register a raccoon darting ...

It seems like everywhere you look, someone is trying to get your attention. As reported in a Forbes article, experts estimate that we see 4,000 to 10,000 ads a day. And it's not just businesses; even ...