Video Clips

Michael Posner on the Anatomy of Attentional Networks – A Historical Perspective

An overview of the study of attention from the turn of the last century until today and Posner’s model of three main attention networks that constitute the basis for consciousness.

Theories of Selective Attention

The three major theories of selective attention: early selection theory, late selection theory, and attenuation theory

Missing the 200-Pound Gorilla in the Room

The “invisible gorilla” experiment: how we often miss major details when we’re concentrating on something else.

Visual Attention

The relationship between attention and visual perception: visual perception, attention, and fMRI methods to study the perception-attention relation.

Pay Attention: You Can Change Your Brain

Explores changes in the brain resulting from different attentional processes.

Audio Clips

How We Pay Attention

How memory can be deceiving and is strongly influenced by attention. A discussion on what it is that captures our focus.

Bet You Didn’t Notice “The Invisible Gorilla”

How our brain can trick us into thinking we know and see way more than we actually do. Intuition factors into how we make decisions (sometimes for worse), and how evolution can inform on why this might be.

Think You’re Multitasking? Think Again

Debunking the myth that people can multitask effectively.

“Irresistible” By Design: It’s No Accident You Can’t Stop Looking at the Screen

Explores whether screen devices are decreasing our attention span.