Research that combines genetic and cognitive neuroscience data aims to elucidate the
mechanisms that underlie human behaviour and experience by way of'intermediate …

Sensitivity to environmental context has been of interest for many years, but the nature of
individual differences in environmental sensitivity has become of particular focus over the …

Orienting to salient events in the environment is a first step in the development of attention in
young infants. Electrophysiological studies have indicated that in newborns and young …

The present review focuses on the development of involuntary attention mechanisms in the
context of the occurrence of unexpected events during childhood. We introduce a prevailing …

Our brains are highly responsive to novelty. However, how novelty is processed in the brain,
and what neurotransmitter systems play a role therein, remains elusive. Here, we …

New task-irrelevant sounds can distract attention. This study specifies the impact of stimulus
novelty and of learning on attention control in three groups of children aged 6–7, 8, and 9 …

All individuals on planet earth are sensitive to the environment, but some more than others.
These individual differences in sensitivity to environments are seen across many animal …

Aims Methylphenidate (MPH) is the most frequently prescribed drug in Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Hitherto mostly the dopamine transporter gene has been …

Humans are faced with the dilemma to maintain a stable cognitive set on the one hand and
to be able to redirect and switch attention to novel stimuli of potential importance. The …

The reduced P3 is one of the most robust deficits involved in schizophrenia. Previous
research with catecholaminergic agonists or releasers such as amphetamines have used …