What is the name for the neural system, located primarily in the parietal lobe, that allows us to engage in visual search and direct our visual attention to different locations in visual space?

A. executive attention network
B. frontal attention system
C. orienting attention network
D. lateral attention system


Answer: C

Psychology

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Psychology

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Psychology