{"674746":{"#nid":"674746","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"How Brain Networks Sustain Attention","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EA new study \u2014 led by Dolly Seeburger, a graduate student in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E, alongside her advisor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/people\/eric-schumacher\u0022\u003EEric Schumacher\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the School of Psychology \u2014 investigates the brain\u2019s mechanisms behind deep focus. The research employs fMRI to explore low-frequency fluctuations in brain networks during focused and less-focused states. The team discovered that certain brain networks synchronize and desynchronize, affecting an individual\u2019s ability to maintain attention. This insight into the dynamic nature of brain activity could lead to better strategies for enhancing focus and attention in various cognitive tasks. (This story also appeared at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2024-04-neuroscience-brain-network-patterns-deep.html\u0022\u003EMedical Xpress\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EA new study \u2014 led by Dolly Seeburger, a graduate student in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E, alongside her advisor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/people\/eric-schumacher\u0022\u003EEric Schumacher\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the School of Psychology \u2014 investigates the brain\u2019s mechanisms behind deep focus. The research employs fMRI to explore low-frequency fluctuations in brain networks during focused and less-focused states. The team discovered that certain brain networks synchronize and desynchronize, affecting an individual\u2019s ability to maintain attention. This insight into the dynamic nature of brain activity could lead to better strategies for enhancing focus and attention in various cognitive tasks. (This story also appeared at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2024-04-neuroscience-brain-network-patterns-deep.html\u0022\u003EMedical Xpress\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2024-05-17 14:31:14","changed_gmt":"2024-05-17 14:41:20","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Neuroscience News","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/neurosciencenews.com\/attention-network-brain-25915\/","dateline":{"date":"2024-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"167710","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"172970","name":"go-neuro"},{"id":"192253","name":"cos-neuro"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}