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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"attention focus"”.
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Attention focus and balance control in young and older adults
This thesis investigated attention focus and balance control in eighteen healthy young adults and eighteen healthy older adults. All participants performed sixteen consecutive trials of a balance task which involved standing for 30-s on an unstable platform that could rotate only in the roll …
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The effects of distraction on threat-related changes in attention focus and postural control
… to investigate whether threat-related changes in attention focus and postural control could be modified using distraction. Healthy young adults (N=21) stood without (No Threat) and with (Threat) the possibility of receiving an unpredictable anterior or posterior support surface translation under …
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Emotional, cognitive, and postural adaptations to repeated postural threat exposure
… were more anxious, reported broad changes in attention focus, and increased centre of pressure (COP) amplitude and frequency with first threat exposure. With early threat exposure, participants were less anxious and increased COP frequency. With repeated threat exposure, participants were less …
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The effects of postural threat on sample entropy
… entropy, a measure interpreted to reflect the attentional investment in postural control, and to 2) examine the relationships between threat-related changes in physiological arousal, perceived anxiety, attention focus, conventional postural control measures, and sample entropy. A secondary data …
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The effects of postural threat on cognitive strategies used to maintain upright stance
… assessed were movement reinvestment and attention focus. A modified state-sp-ecific version of the Movement Specific Reinvestment Scale was used to measure conscious motor processing (CMP) and movement self-consciousness (MSC). An attention focus questionnaire was developed to assess the …
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Manipulating the Mind: The Ethics of Cognitive Enhancement
… improve cognitive functions--memory, learning, attention, focus, wakefulness, and so on--in normal individuals. Although many interventions including education and the use of computers can be called cognitive enhancers, it is the more unconventional means of cognitive enhancement that tends to …
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Aufmerksamkeitsnetzwerke bei Kindern mit und ohne Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-/Hyperaktivitätsstörung (ADHD)
Attention deficits are one of the core symptoms of children suffering from attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It remains unclear however whether the severity of these attention deficits is age- dependent and which specific attention aspects are impaired. Our studies are based on an …
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Catching the mind's eye: the effect of internal distraction on external attention
Most studies of human attention focus on how individuals are able to allocate their attention to various perceptual sources in the environment. Yet, the internal processing of information, such as holding or manipulating information in working memory, speech comprehension, and long-term memory …
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Time, Schedules, and the College Student with ADHD
<p>Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a complex, heterogeneous condition associated with organizational and time management challenges that can impact academic performance. Using information gathered through texts and 28 semi structured, in-depth interviews, I explored the everyday …
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An exploration of nurse-patient interactions in acute hospital settings when electronic patient record (EPR) systems are used
… nurse-patient communication, with the majority focusing on communication in general practice. Research within nursing focuses on evaluating nurses’ EPR use. Studies examining how nurses’ EPR use impacts on the quality of nurse-patient interactions are lacking. Aim: This study aimed to explore …
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The Role of Attention in Second Language Development
This pilot study investigated the role of attention in language learning. I began by examining the most current research into how attention functions in the brain; then I discussed how attention as a cognitive mechanism is believed to fit into models of data processing and language learning. Once …
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The Role of Attention in Second Language Development
This pilot study investigated the role of attention in language learning. I began by examining the most current research into how attention functions in the brain; then I discussed how attention as a cognitive mechanism is believed to fit into models of data processing and language learning. Once …