Attention span refers to the number of semantic nodes held in an associative strain.

Latent inhibition (LI) is a phenomenon by which preexposure to the conditioned stimulus (CS) retards the subsequent generation of conditioned responses (CRs) when the CS is paired with an unconditioned stimulus (US)> (Lubow & Moore, 1959). Since LI is modulated by attentional processes, it has been suggested that the phenomeon might be useful in ( Read more... )

Hyper-Sensitive States and Indirect Semantic Priming:

Inferring The Mechanics of Psilocybin's Novel Association Effect

Abstract of presentation:The semantic network model, in its varied forms, serves as a metaphorical framework by which all we know of the world can be represented as a web or net of interrelated semantic concepts, each shown as ( Read more... )