Attention as an effect not a cause

Highlights • Current models of attention are based on the premise of limited sensory resources. • We propose that attention arises as a byproduct of value-based decision making. • Decision making requires estimating the current state of the animal and environment. • Filter-like properties of attenti...

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Published in:Trends in cognitive sciences 2014-09, Vol.18 (9), p.457-464
Main Authors: Krauzlis, Richard J, Bollimunta, Anil, Arcizet, Fabrice, Wang, Lupeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activity levels. Psychomotricity
attention
Attention - physiology
basal ganglia
Biological and medical sciences
Brain - physiology
decision making
Decision Making - physiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
learning
Models, Neurological
Nerve Net
Neural Pathways - physiology
Neurology
perception
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
superior colliculus
Vigilance. Attention. Sleep
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Summary:Highlights • Current models of attention are based on the premise of limited sensory resources. • We propose that attention arises as a byproduct of value-based decision making. • Decision making requires estimating the current state of the animal and environment. • Filter-like properties of attention arise from weighted inputs to the current state. • The brain mechanisms involve a subcortical circuit motif that predates the neocortex.
ISSN:1364-6613
1879-307X
DOI:10.1016/j.tics.2014.05.008