http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/28/attention-and-working-memory/Do we have selective attention? Do we all have "attention deficits"? or are they "working memory" challenges?
basketballLet's try this little experiment, conceived by Simons and Chabris for their classic study on sustained inattentional blindness (1999).You will watch a brief video clip, and your challenge is to count the total number of times that the basketballs change hands.
You can read about the fascinating results here.
videolink http://viscog.beckman.illinois.edu/flashmovie/15.php
click here when done..
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/3322642/Did-you-see-the-gorilla.html
