Behavioral and cognitive process of selectively concentrating on a discrete aspect of information, whether deemed subjective or objective, while ignoring other perceivable information

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A woman, the physiognomy of whom expresses attention excited by desire. Drawing, c. 1794.

Frontispiece to an English edition of Charles Le Brun's 'Expressions of the passions of the soul' (left); a face expressing attention. Engraving, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun.

A woman expressing attention, desire and hope. Drawing, c. 1788, after Raphael.

The face of a young man in a state of attention. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht, 1732, after C. Le Brun.

A face expressing ardent attention. Drawing, c. 1794.

A woman in a state of attention without interest. Drawing, c. 1789.

A woman paying mild attention to something. Drawing, c. 1794, after N. Poussin.

A butcher's boy, seated on a basket, holding a large piece of meat; demonstrating attention (attentiveness). Stipple engraving by C. Knight, 1800, after S. De Koster.

The face of a young man in a state of attention. Engraving by J. Tinney, ca. 1730/1740, after C. Le Brun.

Six faces expressing the human passions: (clockwise from top left) attention, admiration with astonishment, veneration, simple bodily pain, joy with tranquility, and admiration. Coloured etching, c. 1800, after C. Le Brun.

Outline of a face expressing veneration; profile of a male face expressing veneration or a state of attention. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.

A woman's head, expressing attention, desire and hope. Drawing, c. 1788, after Raphael.

Attention / by W.B. Pillsbury.

The organized mind : thinking straight in the age of information overload / Daniel J. Levitin.

Effects of attention on the intensity of cutaneous pressure and on visual brightness / by Sidney M. Newhall.

Ueber Vorstellungs-Elemente und Aufmerksamkeit : ein Beitrag zur experimentellen Psychologie / von Ernst Fränkl.

Das Interesse der Schulkinder an den Unterrichtssächern / von Georg Brandell.

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Attention

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Images referencing Attention

Works from the collections

Attention / by W.B. Pillsbury.

The organized mind : thinking straight in the age of information overload / Daniel J. Levitin.

Effects of attention on the intensity of cutaneous pressure and on visual brightness / by Sidney M. Newhall.

Ueber Vorstellungs-Elemente und Aufmerksamkeit : ein Beitrag zur experimentellen Psychologie / von Ernst Fränkl.

Das Interesse der Schulkinder an den Unterrichtssächern / von Georg Brandell.

Attention

Images from the collections

Images referencing Attention

Works from the collections

Attention / by W.B. Pillsbury.

The organized mind : thinking straight in the age of information overload / Daniel J. Levitin.

Effects of attention on the intensity of cutaneous pressure and on visual brightness / by Sidney M. Newhall.

Ueber Vorstellungs-Elemente und Aufmerksamkeit : ein Beitrag zur experimentellen Psychologie / von Ernst Fränkl.

Das Interesse der Schulkinder an den Unterrichtssächern / von Georg Brandell.

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