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cognitive influences on attention  

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  • In 1880, William James famously defined attention as the mind taking possession of one out of several simultaneously possible objects or train of thoughts. The modern study of attention continues to work within this broad definition. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Attention: Cognitive Influences]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZF8NMDND-Q

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