voluntary attention

attention that is deliberately applied and controlled by the individual, as opposed to attention that is spontaneously captured by a stimulus in the environment. Brain-activation studies have investigated the extent to which voluntary and involuntary attention are controlled by separate neural systems. Also called endogenous attention. Compare postvoluntary attention. See also secondary attention.

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May 8th 2024

profile of a disorder

a drawn or mechanically generated outline, often a graph, representing the symptoms and characteristics of a disorder.