Hacker NewsSep 4, 2025

Almost anything you give sustained attention to will begin to loop on itself

https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/attention

#HackerNews #sustainedattention #looping #thoughts #mindfulness #selfimprovement #focus

Almost anything you give sustained attention to will begin to loop on itself and bloom

When people talk about the value of paying attention and slowing down, they often make it sound prudish and monk-like. But we shouldn’t forget how interesting and overpoweringly pleasurable sustained attention can be.

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PsyPostNov 13, 2024
Brain networks for sustained attention in teens predict substance use in young adulthood https://www.psypost.org/brain-networks-for-sustained-attention-in-teens-predict-substance-use-in-young-adulthood/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BrainNetworks #SustainedAttention #Teens #SubstanceUse #Adolescents
Brain networks for sustained attention in teens predict substance use in young adulthood

Adolescents with lower sustained attention and specific brain activity patterns at age 14 were more likely to increase cigarette and cannabis use by age 23, suggesting early attention ability predicts future substance use risk.

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PLOS BiologyDec 23, 2022
Which #brain networks support #SustainedAttention & #WorkingMemory during development? @monicarosenb &co show that adult functional network models predict individual differences & within-person changes in pre-adolescents’ SA & WM performance #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3PLtDDD
Differences in the functional brain architecture of sustained attention and working memory in youth and adults

Which brain networks support sustained attention (SA) and working memory (WM) during development? This study shows that adult functional brain network models predict individual differences and within-person changes in pre-adolescents’ SA and WM performance.

PLOS BiologyDec 22, 2022
Which #brain networks support #SustainedAttention & #WorkingMemory during development? @monicarosenb &co show that adult functional network models predict individual differences & within-person changes in pre-adolescents’ SA & WM performance #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3PLtDDD
Differences in the functional brain architecture of sustained attention and working memory in youth and adults

Which brain networks support sustained attention (SA) and working memory (WM) during development? This study shows that adult functional brain network models predict individual differences and within-person changes in pre-adolescents’ SA and WM performance.

PLOS BiologyDec 22, 2022
Which #brain networks support #SustainedAttention & #WorkingMemory during development? @monicarosenb &co show that adult functional network models predict individual differences & within-person changes in pre-adolescents’ SA & WM performance #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3PLtDDD
Differences in the functional brain architecture of sustained attention and working memory in youth and adults

Which brain networks support sustained attention (SA) and working memory (WM) during development? This study shows that adult functional brain network models predict individual differences and within-person changes in pre-adolescents’ SA and WM performance.

Autism News InternationalSep 21, 2022
Executive challenges in autism & ADHD

https://embrace-autism.com/executive-challenges-in-autism-and-adhd/

#Attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder(ADHD) #Goal-directedpersistence #Planning/prioritization #Executivedysfunction #Emotionalregulation #Executivefunctions #Responseinhibition #Sustainedattention #Inhibitorycontrol #Mentalflexibility #Prefrontalcortex #Executiveskills #Stresstolerance #Taskinitiation #Timemanagement #Metacognition #Workingmemory #Organization #Self-control
Executive challenges in autism & ADHD | Embrace Autism

Executive functions help us solve problems, guide our decision-making, and control our actions. Read more about executive challenges in autism and ADHD.

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