'Inattentional blindness': what captures your attention?

Matthew Grissinger

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'Inattentional blindness': what captures your attention?

November 21, 2012

Grissinger M. P.T. 2012;37(10):542-555.

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This commentary discusses inattentional blindness, how the brain processes information, and factors that contribute to attentiveness.

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