Search and attention : Interactions of the hippocampal-septal axis, adrenocortical and gonadal hormones.
In: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Vol. 3 (1979), No. 1, pp. 31 - 48
1979article/chapter in journalOA Green
MedicineFaculty of Medicine » Essen University Hospital » LVR-Klinikum Essen » Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters
Title in English:
Search and attention : Interactions of the hippocampal-septal axis, adrenocortical and gonadal hormones.
Author:
Oades, Robert D.UDE
- GND
- 1208788639
- LSF ID
- 29685
- ORCID
- 0000-0001-6151-5559
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- connected with university
Year of publication:
1979
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OA Green
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Language of text:
English
Abstract:
The phenomenon of attention is treated in terms of the ability to select some sensory input channels over others by the central nervous system for further processing and behavioral organization. Studies of birds and mammals are reviewed to illustrate two major points : - 1) The physiological interaction of the hippocampus and septum modulated by adrenocorticotropin (ACTH), adrenal and gonadal steroids have an important influence on the selective aspects of perception. 2) The theme is developed that some of these interactions mediate one of the attributes of an attention process: namely, the ability to direct attention to salient stimuli to the exclusion of an irrelevant background.