Author
Listed:
- Kwangsun Yoo
(Yale University)
- Monica D. Rosenberg
(Yale University
University of Chicago)
- Young Hye Kwon
(Yale University)
- Qi Lin
(Yale University)
- Emily W. Avery
(Yale University)
- Dustin Sheinost
(Yale School of Medicine)
- R. Todd Constable
(Yale School of Medicine
Yale University
Yale School of Medicine)
- Marvin M. Chun
(Yale University
Yale University
Yale School of Medicine
Yale University)
Abstract
Attention is central to many aspects of cognition, but there is no singular neural measure of a person’s overall attentional functioning across tasks. Here, using original data from 92 participants performing three different attention-demanding tasks during functional magnetic resonance imaging, we constructed a suite of whole-brain models that can predict a profile of multiple attentional components (sustained attention, divided attention and tracking, and working memory capacity) for novel individuals. Multiple brain regions across the salience, subcortical and frontoparietal networks drove accurate predictions, supporting a common (general) attention factor across tasks, distinguished from task-specific ones. Furthermore, connectome-to-connectome transformation modelling generated an individual’s task-related connectomes from rest functional magnetic resonance imaging, substantially improving predictive power. Finally, combining the connectome transformation and general attention factor, we built a standardized measure that shows superior generalization across four independent datasets (total N = 495) of various attentional measures, suggesting broad utility for research and clinical applications.
Suggested Citation
Kwangsun Yoo & Monica D. Rosenberg & Young Hye Kwon & Qi Lin & Emily W. Avery & Dustin Sheinost & R. Todd Constable & Marvin M. Chun, 2022.
"A brain-based general measure of attention,"
Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 6(6), pages 782-795, June.
Handle:
RePEc:nat:nathum:v:6:y:2022:i:6:d:10.1038_s41562-022-01301-1
DOI: 10.1038/s41562-022-01301-1
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