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.

Intro
Selective Attention
Demonstration
Airplane Engine
Mud Flash
The Cocktail Party
Executive Control
ADHD
Human Attention
Personality
Dynamic
Bias Competition
Visual Recognition
Summary
Experiment