
Attention, Space, and Action
Studies in Cognitive Neuroscience
Published on 19. August 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
344 pages
978-0-19-852468-7 (ISBN)
Description
To generate coherent behaviour, the brain needs to attend selectively to the many objects that are present in the environment, but this poses several questions. How does the brain know which objects 'belong together'? How does the information from different senses get combined? How does this help to plan and carry out actions? The subject of attentional mechanisms has a long history in cognitive psychology, as it is the key to making sense of the visual world. However, new developments in cognitive neuroscience, and greater understanding of how attention and action are integrated, have transformed the field. This book is the first to bring together leading researchers to discuss the convergence of experimental findings in the following areas: Visual selective attention Attention and perceptual integration Spatial representation and attention Visual attention and action Control of attention Attention, Space, and Action provides a unique combination of perspectives that will appeal to students and researchers from psychology, neuropsychology, neurophysiology, and neuroanatomy.
Reviews / Votes
" ... we warmly recommend this book for experimental psychologists with an interest in attention, action and cognitive neuroscience." Swiss Journal of PsychologyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
4 plates, 16 halftones, numerous line illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 167 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
596 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-852468-7 (9780198524687)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
SECTION 1: VISUAL SELECTIVE ATTENTION ; SECTION 2: ATTENTION AND PERCEPTUAL INTEGRATION ; SECTION 3: SPATIAL REPRESENTATION AND ATTENTION ; SECTION 4: VISUAL ATTENTION AND ACTION ; SECTION 5: THE CONTROL OF ATTENTION