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Review
. 2019 Mar 25;92(1):139-143.
eCollection 2019 Mar.

Restoring Attention Networks

Michael I Posner  1 , Mary K Rothbart  1 , Habibollah Ghassemzadeh  2
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Review

Restoring Attention Networks

Michael I Posner et al. Yale J Biol Med. .

Abstract

The attention networks of the human brain have been under intensive study for more than twenty years and deficits of attention accompany many neurological and psychiatric conditions. There is more dispute about the centrality of attention deficits to these conditions. It appears to be time to study whether reducing deficits of attention alleviate the neurological or psychiatric disorder as a whole. In this paper we review human and animal research indicating the possibility of improving the function of brain networks underlying attention and their potential clinical role.

Keywords: Attention networks; alerting; executive; orienting; pathology; theta.

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The Attention Network Test uses a target surrounded by flankers see A for target types. Before the target appears cues are given see (B) for cue types. Reaction time is the dependent measure and bottom panel shows the scores for the alerting, orienting and executive (conflict) network (adapted from Fan et al 2002 [4]).
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