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Definition of 'Awareness'

The act of "taking account" of an object or state of affairs. It does not imply assessment of nor attention to the qualities or nature of the object.

Common names: Awareness; Awarenesses

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Attention and awareness in stage magic: turning tricks into research.

30 Oct 2008 Just as vision scientists study visual art and illusions to elucidate the workings of the visual system, so too can cognitive scientists study cognitive illusions to elucidate the underpinnings of cognition. Magic shows are a manifestation of ... Read more...


Trends in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control rates in United States adults between 1988-1994 and 1999-2004.

11 Oct 2008 This study assesses trends in hypertension prevalence, blood pressure distributions and mean levels, and hypertension awareness, treatment, and control among US adults, age >or=18 years, between the third National Health and Nutrition Examination ... Read more...


Opposite neural signatures of motion-induced blindness in human dorsal and ventral visual cortex.

6 Oct 2008 Motion-induced blindness (MIB) is a visual phenomenon in which a salient static target spontaneously fluctuates in and out of visual awareness when surrounded by a moving mask pattern. It has been hypothesized that MIB reflects an antagonistic ... Read more...

 

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Definition: The act of "taking account" of an object or state of affairs. It does not imply assessment of nor attention to the qualities or nature of the object.

Descriptor UI: D001364

Alternative terms: Awareness; Awarenesses;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F02.463.188.150;

Online Note: search COGNITION 1969-74

History Note: 91(75); was see under COGNITION 1975-90

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