How the Brain Pays Attention

Explore the fascinating mechanisms of selective attention in this comprehensive lecture by Robert Desimone from MIT. Delve into various aspects of attention, including executive control, ADHD, and the impact of personality on attentional processes. Discover intriguing demonstrations like the "Cocktail Party" effect and learn about the dynamic nature of attention. Examine the role of bias competition in visual recognition and gain insights from cutting-edge experiments in the field of cognitive neuroscience. Enhance your understanding of how the human brain filters and processes information in our complex, stimulus-rich world.