Attention: Theory and Practice

Johnson (U. of Groningen, The Netherlands) and Proctor (Purdue U.) provide an overview of the major studies, findings, and applications in the field of attention; discussion of the current knowledge of the neuropsychology of attention--including clinical deficits, diagnosis, and rehabilitation; a discussion of the theory and applications within the field of human factors and ergonomics--including applications to the display of information, design of human-machine systems, and training program. For advanced undergraduate and graduate students in cognitive psychology, and researchers and practitioners in related fields. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR