On the future of attention research and practice

Defining, measuring, and repairing the networks of attention

Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
25-27 May, 2012

Saturday Morning

Chair: Raymond Klein

Improving attention through network practice and by changing brain states

Michael Posner
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

Beyond evolution: Redesigning the brain

Eran Zaidel
University of California, Los Angeles, California

Saturday Afternoon

Chair: David Shore

Controlling attention in a multisensory world

Charles Spence
Oxford University, Oxford, UK

Modulations of alertness and orienting over executive control

Juan Lupiáñez
University of Granada, Granada, Spain

The control of attention by prior experience

Bruce Milliken
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

Sunday Morning

Chair: Gail Eskes

Implementation of cognitive control

Jin Fan
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

Multiple paths of control

Avishai Henik
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Sunday Afternoon

Chair: Shannon Johnson

Attentional pathways to visual awareness and their disruption after brain damage

Paolo Bartolomeo
French Institute of Health and Medical Research, Paris, France

Development of attention: Influences from nature and nurture

Charo Rueda Cuerva
University of Granada, Granada, Spain

Pursuing a productive taxonomy of attention

Raymond Klein
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Join world leaders in attention research and health applications to hear their talks, and discuss new and innovative research ideas and collaboration on the definition, nature, measurement, and remediation of attention. Registrants will have the opportunity to submit an abstract for a poster session to be held on Saturday, 26 May.

For more information, and to register, visit:
www.etouches.com/2012attentionsymposium