Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library/Getty Images ) The ability to focus is not unique to humans or even to primates. Birds, ...

Before the prefrontal cortex evolved, another system in the brain may already have been directing attention, scientists have ...

In our daily lives, we are constantly distracted as we move through the day. But when we finally decide to focus on just one thing, it means we ignore other things going on around us. While you may ...

Research led by the University of Michigan's Kresge Hearing Research Institute and the University of Rochester illuminates the mechanisms through which humans can pick out and focus on single sounds ...

Digital platforms are designed to instantly capture and hold your attention, by tapping into the brain’s reward and ...

Researchers find an ancient brainstem circuit that acts as an attention engine, offering a new direction for targeted ADHD and autism treatments.

How can we shift from a state of inattentiveness to one of highest attention? The locus coeruleus, literally the "blue spot," is a tiny cluster of cells at the base of the brain. As the main source of ...