PMID: 9654384Jul 8, 1998Paper

Neural correlates of attention and arousal: insights from electrophysiology, functional neuroimaging and psychopharmacology

Progress in Neurobiology
J T Coull

Abstract

Attention and arousal are multi-dimensional psychological processes, which interact closely with one another. The neural substrates of attention, as well as the interaction between arousal and attention, are discussed in this review. After a brief discussion of psychological and neuropsychological theories of attention, event-related potential correlates of attention are discussed. Essentially, attention acts to modulate stimulus-induced electrical potentials (N100/P100, P300, N400), rather than generating any unique potentials of its own. Functional neuroimaging studies of attentional orienting, selective attention, divided attention and sustained attention (and its inter-dependence on underlying levels of arousal) are then reviewed. A distinction is drawn between the brain areas which are crucially involved in the top-down modulation of attention (the 'sources' of attention) and those sensory-association areas whose activity is modulated by attention (the 'sites' of attentional expression). Frontal and parietal (usually right-lateralised) cortices and thalamus are most often associated with the source of attentional modulation. Also, the use of functional neuroimaging to test explicit hypotheses about psychological theories o...Continue Reading

References

Apr 1, 1975·Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology·N K SquiresS A Hillyard
Jul 1, 1978·Acta Psychologica·R NäätänenS Mäntysalo
Nov 1, 1991·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance·G R Mangun, S A Hillyard
Jan 1, 1990·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·J V PardoM E Raichle
Jun 1, 1989·Trends in Neurosciences·D A McCormick
Jan 1, 1989·Neuropsychologia·C R ClarkL B Geffen
Jan 1, 1989·Neuropsychologia·H J BergerA R Cools
Jun 1, 1989·The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science·B SahakianD Warburton
Jan 1, 1988·Neuropsychologia·P BroksS M Stahl
May 1, 1988·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. A, Human Experimental Psychology·A Treisman
Nov 1, 1986·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. A, Human Experimental Psychology·M D Kopelman
Oct 12, 1973·Science·S A HillyardT W Picton
Oct 1, 1981·Annals of Neurology·M M Mesulam
Feb 1, 1980·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology·M I Posner
May 1, 1993·Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology·G McCarthy, A C Nobre
Aug 1, 1994·Perception & Psychophysics·N Lavie, Y Tsal
Mar 28, 1996·Nature·A Smith, D Nutt
Mar 1, 1997·The European Journal of Neuroscience·J T CoullP M Grasby
Aug 29, 1997·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences·C Frith, R J Dolan

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Mar 10, 2007·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences : CMLS·T W BoonstraP J Beek
Aug 29, 2006·Psychopharmacology·Francesco MussoGeorg Winterer
Jun 2, 2011·Psychopharmacology·Signe VangkildeJennifer T Coull
Oct 7, 2011·Psychopharmacology·Eef L TheunissenJohannes G Ramaekers
Aug 4, 2005·Experimental Brain Research·Ralph HuonkerWolfgang H R Miltner
Oct 19, 2011·European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience·Bianca VossTilo T J Kircher
Oct 30, 2007·Biological cybernetics·J M ClearwaterP A Robinson
Feb 18, 2011·Biological cybernetics·Karl FristonJames Kilner
Apr 6, 2007·Neuropsychology Review·J J MoyleJ R Burnett
Jan 14, 2003·Sleep & Breathing = Schlaf & Atmung·Michael J Decker, David B Rye
Apr 13, 2011·Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders·Alexandra P F Key, Elisabeth M Dykens
May 23, 2013·Brain and Cognition·Ana Carolina RodriguesPaulo Caramelli
Mar 5, 2013·Behavioural Brain Research·Aldis P Weible
Mar 31, 2004·Biological Psychiatry·Leslie K JacobsenJohn H Krystal
Sep 25, 2007·Brain Research·Emily R SternJennifer A Mangels
Mar 1, 2005·Physics of Life Reviews·John G Taylor
Dec 31, 2003·Progress in Neurobiology·John G Taylor
Jul 23, 2003·Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior·Craig J SlaweckiCindy L Ehlers
May 5, 2001·Brain Research. Brain Research Reviews·M SarterJ P Bruno
May 10, 2003·Brain Research. Brain Research Reviews·Doris-Eva BamiouLinda M Luxon
Aug 13, 2004·Journal of Affective Disorders·Charalabos C PapageorgiouGeorge Christodoulou
Feb 26, 2003·Neurobiology of Aging·P AndererR D Pascual-Marqui
Apr 15, 2003·Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry·Charalabos PapageorgiouGeorge N Christodoulou
Apr 15, 2003·Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry·Lígia M LucchesiSérgio Tufik
Apr 20, 2001·Progress in Neurobiology·A Freitas da RochaF A Bezerra Coutinho
Apr 5, 2003·Neuroscience Letters·Gilles van Luijtelaar
Aug 17, 2002·Psychoneuroendocrinology·M Romano-TorresM Corsi-Cabrera
May 28, 2003·Brain & Development·Toshihiro HoriguchiToru Nishikawa
Apr 2, 2004·European Neuropsychopharmacology : the Journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology·Charalabos PapageorgiouGeorge N Christodoulou
Nov 2, 2001·Brain Research. Cognitive Brain Research·S R ArnottC Alain
Jul 26, 2003·NeuroImage·Veena KumariTonmoy Sharma
Jul 26, 2003·NeuroImage·Esther MarxThomas Brandt

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.