20.11.2013For a moment making everything out of nothing: What attention can tell us about the brain.

Dr. Marlies Pinnow, Team Motivation, Biopsychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

More and more, faster and faster, everything all at once – daily life is constantly wearing out our attention. And yet, like all psychological functions it also needs some relaxation and rest sometimes. But does attention actually exist or which processes lie behind it? Which areas of the brain are related to different concentration performances? Do people differ in their ability to be attentive and which factors influence this ability? Is it possible to train these functions? Dr. Marlies Pinnow will give answers to these and further exciting questions.