The Neuropsychology of Attention

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-9
Attention....Pages 11-48
Response Selection and the Executive Control of Attention....Pages 49-73
Contributions of Behavioral Psychology to the Study of Attention....Pages 75-93
The Orienting Response....Pages 95-113
Physiological Substrates of Attention....Pages 115-144
Neural Mechanisms of Attention....Pages 145-176
Models and Mechanisms of Attention....Pages 177-186
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Neuroanatomical Disorders of Attention Affecting Sensory Selection....Pages 189-218
Attentional Control....Pages 219-253
Disturbances of Attention....Pages 255-274
Attentional Dysfunction Associated with Psychiatric Illness....Pages 275-305
Neuropsychological Assessment of Attention....Pages 307-327
Neuropsychological Models of Attentional Dysfunction....Pages 329-349
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Consciousness and Self-Directed Attention....Pages 353-359
Neural Constraints on Attention....Pages 361-373
Processing Speed and Attentional Resources....Pages 375-380
The Mutual Constraint of Memory and Attention....Pages 381-392
Spatial Determinants of Attention....Pages 393-407
Temporal Constraints on Attention....Pages 409-432
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Computational Models for the Analysis of Attention....Pages 433-458
Toward an Integrated Neuropsychological Framework of Attention....Pages 459-481
Back Matter....Pages 483-545