Thanks to John for the invitation to post in the Brains blog and for his detailed introduction and overview of my work. I also want to commend him for the many exciting developments since he took over from Gualtiero’s admirable tenure as founder. Here are the topics I hope to …
Here’s William James: [Attention] is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought. Focalization, concentration, of consciousness are of its essence. It implies withdrawal from some things in order to deal effectively with …
Dear Readers of the Brains Blog: I’m in the final stages of writing the chapter on the phenomenology of attention for a book on attention for Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415532242/ I thought I would both encourage general discussion of issues regarding attention and also solicit feedback on the text, parts of which …
