Measuring attention remains a concern in many settings. Some work tasks are not very error tolerant. Here are a series of sample tests to measure attention in ...

Can we develop a brain test for detecting ADHD? Source: Image by A Danvers Several years ago, I was sitting around with some friends talking about our (occasional) difficulties paying attention. This ...

"That curiosity led to the central idea—using in-ear muscle contractions to detect auditory attention," said Takawale, the lead author on a study describing the system that could stand in for the ...

The BLAST test (Bron/Lyon Attention Stability Test) was developed at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (Inserm CNRS) to measure the ability of individuals to "stay on task", i.e. to selectively ...

In a world where we are constantly bombarded with short-form content, text messages and emails that pull our attention away from the task at hand, it is little wonder attention spans are shrinking.