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attentional processes
Also known as: attentional processing
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Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART) frontiersin.org 9 facts
referenceH. S. Hodgins and K. C. Adair published a 2010 article in Consciousness and Cognition titled 'Attentional processes and meditation'.
claimEarly stages of attentional processing and fleeting perceptual traces of sensory information exist prior to the onset of conscious awareness.
referenceThe concentrative practice process model identifies the subcomponents of attentional processing as: alerting and orienting toward an intended object of interest, engaging with the object, sustaining attentional focus, executive monitoring and detecting distraction, disengaging from the source of distraction, and re-engaging on the intended object.
referencevan den Hurk et al. (2010a) reported greater efficiency in attentional processing related to mindfulness meditation in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.
claimFocused Attention practice instructions create an executive set sustained by working memory processes, while attentional processes focus and sustain concentration on the intended object.
claimAn executive monitoring function provides feedback when the goal state of concentration on a particular object has shifted and supports the attentional processes related to the return of focus.
claimThe neural substrates for attentional processes are described through S-ART networks, where preparatory forms of attention are described through EES circuitry, and the substrates for FA and executive monitoring are described through EPS and the FPCS.
referenceJ. Yiend (2010) reviewed the effects of emotion on attention and the attentional processing of emotional information in Cognition and Emotion.
claimWithin the framework of motor learning, the advancement of a practitioner in Open Monitoring (OM) practice is likely to automatize aspects of attentional processing and improve the efficiency of engagement and disengagement processes, thereby reducing bias associated with the orienting of attention.
(PDF) Unifying Theories of Consciousness, Attention, and ... academia.edu 2 facts
perspectiveCohen et al. argue that consciousness is causally dependent on attentional processes and cannot be disassociated from attention, although they acknowledge that attention can occur without consciousness.
claimAttentional processes are not unitary, as attention can be drawn involuntarily to salient stimuli (exogenous attention) or directed intentionally (top-down selective attention).