How long can we stay attentive? What affects attention? What kind of attention do we need to learn to read or solve an equation? Answering these seemingly innocuous questions is a challenge that ...

Can we develop a brain test for detecting ADHD? Source: Image by A Danvers Several years ago, I was sitting around with some friends talking about our (occasional) difficulties paying attention. This ...

The BLAST test (Bron/Lyon Attention Stability Test) was developed at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (Inserm CNRS) to measure the ability of individuals to "stay on task", i.e. to selectively ...

In a world where we are constantly bombarded with short-form content, text messages and emails that pull our attention away from the task at hand, it is little wonder attention spans are shrinking.