Brain Mechanisms of Attention: Sensory Selection to Free Will

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• Professor Ron Mangun,Center for Mind and Brain 267 Cousteau Place Davis, CA
• Friday 23 May 2025, 16:30-18:00
• Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

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The host for this talk is Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

The Host for this talk is Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

ABSTRACT : Selective attention relies on intricate neural mechanisms that shape how the brain processes information. In this lecture, I will present findings from our research on the neural underpinnings of voluntary spatial, feature, and object attention, utilizing EEG , fMRI and eye-tracking methods. I will highlight key findings related to attentional control within the frontal and parietal cortices, as well as how these mechanisms influence sensory and perceptual processing. In addition, I will present studies investigating voluntary attention in free-choice conditions, where individuals exert their free will to direct attention without external guidance. This presentation is framed by our Specificity of Control (SpoC) model of attention, which emphasizes the microstructural organization

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