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A Cognitive Paradigm to Investigate Interference in Working Memory by Distractions and Interruptions
Published on: July 16, 2015
The cognitive neuroscience of auditory distraction
1Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, PO Box 4, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. tomcampbell@mariecurie.org <tomcampbell@mariecurie.org>
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
|January 11, 2005
Abstract:
We are often aware of the content of distracting sound, although typically remain unaware of the processes by which that sound is disruptive. Disruption can occur even when the sound is ignored and unrelated to the task being performed. In a recent major development, Gisselgård et al. have used positron emission tomography to reveal how distracting sounds recruit the involvement of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.

