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Consciousness and attention

H B Coslett1

  • 1Department of Neurology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Seminars in Neurology
|June 1, 1997
PubMed
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Attention modulates neuronal activity, acting as a control process that binds information for conscious awareness. Disorders in attention can lead to fragmented consciousness, highlighting their close relationship.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neurobiology of Attention
  • Neuroscience of Consciousness

Background:

  • Consciousness involves awareness of thoughts, sensations, and actions.
  • Attention comprises processes that modulate neuronal activity.
  • Attention and consciousness are distinct yet interconnected phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the intricate relationship between attention and consciousness.
  • To define attention as a modulator of neuronal activity and a control process.
  • To examine neurologic syndromes linked to attention deficits and consciousness fragmentation.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of attention and consciousness.
  • Review of neurologic syndromes demonstrating attention-consciousness links.

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  • Examination of the anatomical substrates of attention (cortical and subcortical).

    • Main Results:

    • Attention acts as a binding mechanism, linking neuronal populations and selecting information.
    • Attention's modulation of neuronal activity is crucial for rendering information conscious.
    • Disorders of attention are associated with fragmented consciousness.

    Conclusions:

    • Attention serves as a critical control process enabling conscious awareness.
    • Understanding the anatomic bases of attention is key to understanding consciousness.
    • Attention's role in binding and selection is fundamental to conscious experience.