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vigilance
Also known as: sustained attention
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Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART) frontiersin.org 5 facts
claimTop-down processing supports exogenous or endogenous forms of engagement, sustained attention, endogenous disengagement capacity, information accessibility and storage, and executive control mechanisms for regulating attention expression.
referenceMacLean, K. A., Ferrer, E., Aichele, S. R., Bridwell, D. A., Zanesco, A. P., Jacobs, T. L., et al. (2010) published 'Intensive meditation training improves perceptual discrimination and sustained attention' in Psychological Science, volume 21, pages 829–839, reporting that intensive meditation training leads to improvements in perceptual discrimination and sustained attention.
measurementA longitudinal study of retreatants (3 months, 5 hours/day) found enhanced perceptual discrimination and vigilance, which remained constant 3 months after the retreat concluded (MacLean et al., 2010).
claimFocused attention (FA) meditation practice involves maintaining sustained attention on a specific mental or sensory object, such as a repeated sound, mantra, imagined or physical image, or specific viscerosomatic sensations.
claimSustained attention, also known as vigilance and alertness, is defined as the capacity to detect unpredictable stimuli over prolonged periods of time.
Short- and long-term health consequences of sleep disruption dovepress.com May 19, 2017 2 facts
claimSleep disruption alters cognition and performance in domains including attention/vigilance, executive function, emotional reactivity, memory formation, decision-making, risk-taking behavior, and judgment.
claimAn experimental study showed that slow-wave sleep (SWS) disruption resulted in slower or impaired information processing, impaired sustained attention, less precise motor control, and erroneous implementation of well-practiced actions.
The Mechanisms of Psychedelic Visionary Experiences - Frontiers frontiersin.org Sep 27, 2017 1 fact
claimEvolutionary influences of diverse classes of plant substances include enhanced vigilance, pain management, increased mating opportunities, reduction of apprehension and stress, feelings of euphoria, increased endurance and self-confidence, enhanced sensory and mental acuity, reduction of defensiveness, and reduction of depression and self-defeating activities.
Attention and Consciousness Overview | PDF | Priming (Psychology) scribd.com 1 fact
claimAttention involves active information processing, encompassing functions such as signal detection, vigilance, search, and selective attention.
The Profound Interplay Between Sleep and Cognitive Function creyos.com Aug 14, 2025 1 fact
referenceSleep-deprived individuals often struggle with attention and vigilance, leading to increased errors and slower reaction times, particularly in tasks requiring sustained attention like driving or operating machinery, as noted by Gottlieb et al. (2018).
Sleep Across the Lifespan: A Neurobehavioral Perspective link.springer.com Feb 5, 2025 1 fact
referenceAlfonsi V, Palmizio R, Rubino A, Scarpelli S, Gorgoni M, D’Atri A, et al. examined the association between school start time and sleep duration, sustained attention, and academic performance in a 2020 study published in Nature and Science of Sleep.
Exploring “lucid sleep” and altered states of consciousness using ... philosophymindscience.org Jan 7, 2025 1 fact
referencePandi-Perumal et al. (2022) examined the origin and clinical relevance of yoga nidra, a practice associated with sleep and vigilance.
Evolutionary psychology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
referenceDavid M. Buss published 'From vigilance to violence' in Ethology and Sociobiology in 1988, which examines the spectrum of behaviors ranging from protective vigilance to aggressive violence.