divided attention
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdividedandattention
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divided
adjective
uk/dɪˈvaɪ.dɪd/us/dɪˈvaɪ.dɪd/
split into two or more opposing groups who ...
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attention
noun[U]
uk/əˈten.ʃən/us/əˈten.ʃən/
notice, thought, ...
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Increased cerebral response during adividedattentiontask following sleep deprivation.
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We aim to extend this approach to measures of function and ofdividedattention.
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The structural processing bottleneck model ofdividedattentiondescribed in this article has many implications for the nature of dysfunctions in attention in schizophrenia.
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This set of studies bears directly on abnormalities in schizophrenia that have typically been referred to as deficits individedattentionor attentional capacity.
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From this standpoint, the evolutionarily advantaged functions ofdividedattention, upright bipedal ambulation and opposable thumbs can be seen as vulnerable.
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We found a trend for poorer performance individedattentionat discharge in subjects who relapsed.
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Socialization and attentional deficits under focusing anddividedattentionconditions.
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The subtask in which the subjects had to remember the numbers presented in both ears is adividedattentiontask.
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Dividedattentionperformance predicted response to treatment, remission of symptoms, and risk to relapse.
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From an evolutionary standpoint, upright bipedal ambulation, opposable thumbs anddividedattentioneach are high order.
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The persisting deficit in thedividedattentiontask in subjects with poor treatment course was correlated with lifetime duration of their affective disorder (corrected for age !).
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Children with autism show local precedence in adividedattentiontask and global precedence in a selective attention task.
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Effects of bilingualism, aging, and semantic relatedness on memory underdividedattention.
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In consequence, we hypothesize that measures of mobility and balance, function anddividedattention each seem to be logical candidates for clinical state variables, as they integrate many pathways.
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If we assume that much input is ' lost ' to the child because of lack of attention ordividedattention, copious input can mitigate that lack.
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Majer et al. (pp. 1453-1463) in a short-term follow-up find impaireddividedattentionassociated with non-repsonse to treatment, and risk of relapse.
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Therefore,dividedattentioncapacity can possibly be used as predictor for the course of depression and control of therapy effectiveness.
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