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The process that limits the amount of information that our brain is taking in is called selective attention.
Selective attention is the ability to focus on a specific aspect or characteristic of a task while ignoring all other, possibly more salient, aspects (Zentall, 1993).
One unit regulates the tone and wakefulness of mentation, and is responsible for arousal and selective attention.
 
 
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