Department of Neurobiology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Trends Cogn Sci. 2024 Jun;28(6):554-567. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2024.01.005. Epub 2024 Feb 22.
Despite a constant deluge of sensory stimulation, only a fraction of it is used to guide behavior. This selective processing is generally referred to as attention, and much research has focused on the neural mechanisms controlling it. Recently, research has broadened to include more ways by which different species selectively process sensory information, whether due to the sensory input itself or to different behavioral and brain states. This work has produced a complex and disjointed body of evidence across different species and forms of attention. However, it has also provided opportunities to better understand the breadth of attentional mechanisms. Here, we summarize the evidence that suggests that different forms of selective processing are supported by mechanisms both common and distinct.
尽管有源源不断的感官刺激，但只有其中一小部分被用来指导行为。这种选择性处理通常被称为注意力，许多研究都集中在控制注意力的神经机制上。最近，研究范围扩大到包括不同物种通过不同的方式有选择地处理感官信息，无论是由于感官输入本身还是由于不同的行为和大脑状态。这项工作在不同的物种和形式的注意力方面产生了复杂而不相关的证据。然而，它也为更好地理解注意力机制的广度提供了机会。在这里，我们总结了一些证据，表明不同形式的选择性处理是由共同和独特的机制支持的。
