attention network theory

a theory holding that attention is dependent on three separate but interacting neural networks: an alerting or vigilance network, an orientation and selection network, and an executive and conflict network. The theory has been investigated using neuroimaging techniques and a range of experimental tests. See also Attention Network Test. [proposed in 1990 by U.S. psychologists Michael I. Posner (1936– ) and Steven E. Petersen]

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constructionism

n. see constructivism.