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BookmarkAttention is the cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one thing while ignoring other things.
Attention is one of the most intensely studied topics within psychology and cognitive neuroscience.
Of the many cognitive processes associated with the human mind (decision-making, memory, emotion, etc), attention is considered the most concrete because it is tied so closely to perception.
As such, it is a gateway to the rest of cognition..
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