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Descriptor English: Attentional Blink
Descriptor Spanish: Parpadeo Atencional
Descriptor ceguera de la atención
Entry term(s) parpadeo atencional
Scope note: Déficit visual o procesamiento visual alterado de manera temporal que ocurre en una tarea de presentación visual seriada rápida. Después de que una persona identifica el primero de los dos objetivos visuales, la capacidad de detectar el segundo objetivo está alterada durante los siguientes cientos de milisegundos (100-500 ms). Este fenómeno se denomina "ceguera de la atención".
Descriptor Portuguese: Intermitência na Atenção Visual
Descriptor French: Clignement attentionnel
Entry term(s): Attentional Blinks
Blink, Attentional
Blinks, Attentional
Tree number(s): F02.463.593.932.145
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054518
Scope note: Temporary visual deficit or impaired visual processing occurring in a rapid serial visual presentation task. After a person identifies the first of two visual targets, the ability to detect the second target is impaired for the next few hundred milliseconds. This phenomenon is called attentional blink.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
DE drug effects
ES ethics
GE genetics
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Attention (1992-2007)
Blinking (1992-2007)
Pattern Recognition, Visual (1992-2007)
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
DeCS ID: 52883
Unique ID: D054518
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Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Attentional Blink - Preferred
Concept UI M0505819
Scope note Temporary visual deficit or impaired visual processing occurring in a rapid serial visual presentation task. After a person identifies the first of two visual targets, the ability to detect the second target is impaired for the next few hundred milliseconds. This phenomenon is called attentional blink.
Preferred term Attentional Blink
Entry term(s) Attentional Blinks
Blink, Attentional
Blinks, Attentional



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