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Chapter 21
Attention
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11/30/2010

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attention
Definition
the state of selectively allocating mental energy to a sensory stimulus
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neglect syndrome
Definition
a neurological disorder in which a part of the body or a part of the visual field is ignored or suppressed; most commonly associated with damage to posterior parietal areas of the brain
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pulvinar nucleus
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a mass of neurons in the posterior thalamus that have widespread reciprocal connections with areas across the cerebral cortex
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frontal eye field (FEF)
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a cortical area in the frontal lobe involved in the generation of saccadic eye movements
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