Supramodal executive control of attention

Frontiers in Psychology

Alfredo Spagna¹ 

关键词: attentional networks;    visual attention;    auditory attention;    alerting;    orienting;    executive control;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00065

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The human attentional system can be subdivided into three functional networks of alerting, orienting, and executive control. Although these networks have been extensively studied in the visuospatial modality, whether the same mechanisms are deployed across different sensory modalities remains unclear. In this study we used the attention network test for the visuospatial modality, in addition to two auditory variants with spatial and frequency manipulations to examine cross-modal correlations between network functions. Results showed that among the visual and auditory tasks, the effects of executive control, but not effects of alerting and orienting, were significantly correlated. These findings suggest that while alerting and orienting functions rely more upon modality-specific processes, the executive control of attention coordinates complex behavior via supramodal mechanisms.

【 授权许可】

CC BY