Attention is the cognitive process of selectively concentrating
on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things.
Attention has also been referred to as the allocation of
processing resources. Attention is one of the most intensely
studied topics within psychology and cognitive neuroscience.
Attention remains a major area of investigation within
education, psychology and neuroscience. Areas of active
investigation involve determining the source of the signals that
generate attention, the effects of these signals on the tuning
properties of sensory neurons, and the relationship between
attention and other cognitive processes like working memory and
vigilance. A relatively new body of research is investigating
the phenomenon of traumatic brain injuries and their effects on
attention. Attention also has variations amongst cultures.
History of the study of attention  Philosophical period  Prior
to the founding of psychology as a scientific discipline,
attention was studied in the field of philosophy.