Main description:

Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Attention: Computational Models, Physiology, and Disease States describes the brain mechanisms underlying the attention control system, how those mechanisms are examined, how they operate in different disease states, and methods for improving them. Conceptual models of attention further explore their functional operation. Coverage includes the different types of attention, processing paths, brain anatomy, and attention's role in memory and movement. Factors affecting attention are explored including nutrition, exercise, and genetics. Neurocognitive disorders impacting attention are discussed including autism, ADHD, OCD, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. Assessment methods and treatments are uniquely set against the backdrop of current conceptual, computational, and oscillatory-based models to encourage researchers to pursue continued development of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools.

Contents:

Section 1 Attention and its functions 1. Different types of attention 2. Anatomy and physiology of attention 3. Attention in memory 4. Attention in movement

Section 2 Attention in neurocognitive dysfunction 5. Factors that affect function of the attention control system 6. Neurocognitive diseases and disorders 7. Assessment methods 8. Therapeutic methods

Section 3 Models of the attention system 9. Conceptual models 10. Computational models 11. An oscillatory-based model