Exam 22: Extension: C - Attention and Consciousness

Serial processing is used by subjects for _____.

According to an imaging study conducted by Liston and colleagues, stress has what effect on brain regions subserving attentional performance?

Summarizing several studies, Corbetta and colleagues found that the parietal cortex is particularly active during tasks that require attention to _____.

A key aspect of the reticular activating system (RAS) is the _____ projection from the locus coeruleus.

Bottom - up processing is associated with _____.

The _____ works with the executive attentional network to keep unattended stimuli outside of conscious awareness.

Temporary reductions in the field defect present in patients with contralateral neglect were observed by Rossetti after the use of _____.

Sensory neglect is a disorder that involves lesions to which brain region?

Regarding attention, an example of an automatic process would be:

When subjects fail to detect a second visual target if it is presented within half a second of the first one, this is called _____.

"Pop - out" stimuli are associated with which type of visual system search?

In Moran and Desimone's experiment, attentional effects were observed _____.

There are several diffuse regions associated with consciousness. Koubeissi and colleagues, using deep brain stimulation methodology, identified which structure as being critical to coordinating the activity among these regions?

All of the following are processes believed to be prerequisites for consciousness EXCEPT:

In Treisman's theory, attention is a cognitive process that serves to _____.