Brain Superpowers: Selective Attention

Italiano English Attention is a complex cognitive process that allows us to focus our limited mental processing resources only on stimuli we deem necessary at a given moment or for a specific purpose, disregarding those that do not interest us (for further details, click here). There are various types of attention. Sustained attention, as discussed…

Brain Superpowers: Sustained Attention

Italiano English As we explored in the previous neuropsill on "Brain Superpowers" that you can find here, attention is a complex cognitive process that enables us to focus our limited mental processing resources only on stimuli we deem necessary at a given moment or for a specific purpose, disregarding those that do not interest us.…

Brain Superpowers: Attention

Italiano English Attention is the most elementary yet crucial "superpower" of our brain. It prevents us from being overwhelmed by the continuous inputs we receive, both from the external environment and the internal milieu, allowing us to focus our limited mental processing resources only on stimuli we deem necessary at a given moment or for…

Brain Curiosities: 10 things you (maybe) didn’t know about the brain

Italiano English A kilo and a half of nerve cells, 4 billion years of evolution. Our brain, projected into the future of electronics, still carries within itself the history of life stratified. Piero Angela Despite attracting a significant portion of scientific attention over the past decades, we still know very little about our brain. To…

I disturbi percettivi

I miei sensi a volte possono diventare opachi alpunto che non posso chiaramente vedere o sentire,e il mondo intorno a me apparentemente cessa diesistere. Nathaniel Hawthorne Come abbiamo visto qui, la percezione è il processo mediante il quale traiamo informazioni dal mondo in cui viviamo ed è essenziale per adattarci all'ambiente e rispondere agli stimoli…