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Attention

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Overview

Explore the fascinating world of selective attention with MIT professor Bob Desimone in this comprehensive lecture. Delve into various demonstrations, including the relationship between attention and eye movements, and the intriguing cocktail party effect. Examine the role of synchrony in attention processes and investigate how attention is directed to features and objects. Analyze responses to arrays as part of understanding the complex mechanisms of human attention. Gain valuable insights into cognitive neuroscience and deepen your understanding of how the brain processes and filters information.

Syllabus

Selective Attention
Demonstrations
Attention and eye movements
Cocktail party
Attention
Synchrony
Attention to Features Objects
Response to Array

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