Attention

Question 1

describe simultanagnosia / balints

Answer 1

cant integrate items - can only see things seperately

Question 2

Name the three categories of attention

Answer 2

Selective
Divided
Sustained e.g. if youre interested you have sustained attention in it

Question 3

name the two types of attention

Answer 3

top down (active) and bottom up (passive)

Question 4

Post attention system

Answer 4

spotlight one spatial - diengage move engage

spitlight two - features of an object

Question 5

Diff between ant attention system and vigilance network

Answer 5

a-

v- modulates selection

Question 6

What does the posner cueing test show

Answer 6

we are 80x faster at spotting an object when there is a cue

80x slower when the cue is wrong

Question 7

1. what does unilat parietal damage cause

2. what does bilat parietal damage cause

Answer 7

1. neglect and extinction

2. balint syndrome

Question 8

which side do you leave out in neglect

Answer 8

OPPOSITE to lesion

Question 9

what is extinction

Answer 9

mild form of neglect with a double stimuli