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Attention

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Sleep-Like Brain Waves During Wakefulness Tied to Attention Lapses in Adults With ADHD

A new JNeurosci study finds that wake slow waves statistically mediate ADHD-related performance variability.

Teens Spend a Third of the School Day on Phones, UNC Study Finds

Birding Expertise Linked to Brain Remodeling That Tracks Performance, Study Finds

Deep Reading Declines Sharply as Screens Rise, Raising Alarms Over Thinking Skills

MIT Study Links Sleep Deprivation to Attention Lapses Triggered by Brain’s Waste-Clearing Fluid Waves

Peer-Reviewed Study Finds Walking Changes How the Brain Processes Sound

Study Links Musical Skill to Sharper Selective Attention in Noisy Settings