Psychiatry and Psychology

Attention

Focusing on certain aspects of current experience to the exclusion of others. It is the act of heeding or taking notice or concentrating.

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Abstract

Focusing on certain aspects of current experience to the exclusion of others. It is the act of heeding or taking notice or concentrating.

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8 entry terms
  • Focus of Attention
  • Mental Concentration
  • Attention Focus
  • Concentration, Mental
  • Selective Attention
  • Social Attention
  • Attention, Selective
  • Attention, Social

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, physiology, radiation effects.

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  1. F02w.830w.104w.214w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Attention. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001288. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001288
  2. Attention. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention
  3. Attention. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6501338