Attention is doing just fine! Just don't take it too seriously

Árni Kristjánsson; Andrey Chetverikov

doi:10.1017/S0140525X25000159

Attention is doing just fine! Just don't take it too seriously

Árni Kristjánsson
, Andrey Chetverikov

University of Iceland

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Abstract

We do not share Rosenholtz's central worry that visual attention is in "crisis". There are many examples of notable progress in understanding how the brain prioritizes and gathers information about the environment where "attention," as a relatively loose concept, has worked well. We also discuss how focusing on a single definition, the field can be led astray.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e147
Journal	The Behavioral and brain sciences
Volume	48
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X25000159
Publication status	Published - 26 Nov 2025

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