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The predictive brain state: asynchrony in disorders of attention? The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry Ghajar, J., Ivry, R. B. 2009; 15 (3): 232-42

Abstract

It is postulated that a key function of attention in goal-oriented behavior is to reduce performance variability by generating anticipatory neural activity that can be synchronized with expected sensory information. A network encompassing the prefrontal cortex, parietal lobe, and cerebellum may be critical in the maintenance and timing of such predictive neural activity. Dysfunction of this temporal process may constitute a fundamental defect in attention, causing working memory problems, distractibility, and decreased awareness.

View details for DOI 10.1177/1073858408326429

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