Focus Pocus / National Geographic Television & Film.

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In this episode we explore your brain's constant battle between attention and distraction by investigating all the ways you focus, from visual processing to mental filtering to prioritizing attention. So pay close attention: your life may depend on it!

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Films on Demand. Brain games. Season 2.
Corporate Authors:	Infobase (Film distributor) National Geographic Television & Film (Production company)
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : National Geographic Television & Film, [2013]
Series:	Films on Demand. Brain games.
Subjects:	Attention. Human information processing. Neuropsychology. Thought and thinking. Educational films. Internet videos.
Genre:	Educational films. Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (25 min. sec.)) : sound, color.
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

Capturing Attention (0:36)
Introduction: Focus Pocus (0:43)
Concentration at Football Game (2:16)
Inattentional Blindness (1:56)
Smooth Pursuit (1:22)
Narrowing Attentional Spotlight (3:01)
Hiding Deck (1:20)
Interpretation and Vision (2:36)
Peripheral Vision Experiment (4:48)
Peripheral Vision Test (2:09)
Continuity Errors (2:39)
Card Trick (1:14)
Credits: Focus Pocus (0:13)