Its importance: ① Attention is the door of consciousness. When the exciting areas related to attention in the cerebral cortex are activated, our brain can remember knowledge, think and plan; Attention determines whether information can effectively enter the sensory organs, thus entering the cerebral cortex related to short-term memory, and finally entering the long-term memory area (related to hippocampus). ② Attention is a compound ability, which is mixed with other cognitive abilities. For example, some people have poor memory and slow response, which is not necessarily the cause of poor memory ability itself, but may also be caused by a certain aspect of inattention. If you want to know which parameter is attributed to attention, you can use professional brain wave evaluation equipment and psychological scale to evaluate and analyze it under the guidance of a psychology teacher. Xinzhi Attention will provide detailed evaluation and analysis report by combining EEG equipment and biofeedback system.
First, attention classification
According to the awakening consciousness of the brain, attention can be divided into three categories: (1) intentional attention, (2) unintentional attention and (3) habitual attention.
( 1)? Unintentional attention
Unintentional attention is generally produced when the surrounding environment changes. It shows that under the direct influence of some stimuli, the consciousness of the human brain involuntarily and spontaneously points the senses to these stimulus conditions. It is an instinctive reflection that has no predetermined purpose and needs no will effort. It belongs to the brain action mode. It is helpful for human beings to understand the essence of stimulus conditions, so as to better determine the direction of behavior in the environment. People who have no intention of paying attention are more sensitive to external stimuli and can quickly capture changes in the external environment, which is an advantage to some extent. For example, when in danger, people can react quickly; Identify whether it is related to the current task in time. However, unintentional attention also has its disadvantages. For example, when the attention selection ability is weak, the anti-interference ability of attention is weak and it is easy to be disturbed by the outside world.
(2) Intentional attention
Sometimes called active attention, the brain needs to make some efforts to purposefully locate the brain consciousness to a predetermined goal. This concern not only points to what people are willing to do, but also includes some tasks that lack interest. For example, in study and work, even if you encounter uninterested difficulties or tasks, you can persist in studying hard. Intentional attention is regulated and dominated by consciousness, which is a unique form of attention in the human brain and belongs to the way of existence of the brain.
(3) Habitual attention
"Practice makes perfect, and habit becomes nature" is the external representation of the strengthening of brain neuron links to a higher level, and it is also the effect of continuous attention training to reach an advanced stage. Habitual attention does not require much mental work, that is, it can complete tasks without consuming a lot of brain resources. For those who used to need to make some efforts to keep their attention on a certain skill, they can now cope with it easily. For example, pilots begin to learn to operate airplanes, and students just start to practice listening and need to try to recognize similar pronunciations. After a period of continuous training, they are familiar with skills and become interested, so they can continue to cope with these tasks without calling too many mental resources. ? Of course, this kind of attention is also active and purposeful, but it doesn't require too much will and effort.
To measure the quality of attention, we need to start from four dimensions: attention concentration, attention span, attention selection and attention distribution, because there are dozens of abilities under each quality, such as attention blink, attention selection and attention network. For those with weak attention, it is necessary to "diagnose" the root cause through scientific evaluation.
Xinzhi attention combined with EEG bio-resistance system and training APP provided students with EEG feedback training, cognitive ability transfer enhancement and individual psychological counseling. Because attention is subdivided into a series of sub-abilities, all the training items in the EEG feedback evaluation training system for new attention are designed based on the experimental paradigm of brain cognitive science, and the design elements match the psychological characteristics of children of different ages, which is not only very interesting, but also follows the characteristics of children's brain development. Through evaluation, it is determined which sub-ability has shortcomings, and the cognitive AI system automatically generates training items and training courses to ensure the improvement of training effect.
Second, the behavior of poor attention?
Attention has a great influence on children's study and life. Usually, inattention will have the following manifestations:
(1) Lack of concentration in learning, especially when listening to lectures. I often play with pens, buckle my fingers and talk to my deskmate. As long as I hear a little movement in the classroom, my consciousness immediately follows the voice, which is described by the teacher as "seeing all directions and listening to all directions".
(2) procrastination in homework or daily behavior
Normal work often dawdles until the evening 10. Less than 10 minutes, I can't sit still doing my homework. Look around, drink water for a while and go to the toilet for a while.
(3) Too quiet
The class is too "quiet", I don't know what I'm thinking when sitting in my seat, my eyes are not free, and my heart is often outside the classroom, so answering the teacher's questions is irrelevant.
(4)? Be rejected by classmates
Often, before the teacher finishes, he takes the next sentence, answers irrelevant questions, and can't listen to others patiently.
Interrupt before listening to others; In group activities, you can't obey the rules of the game, you can't wait to take turns in order, but jump in line first. Often interfere with other children's ongoing activities and conflict with peers.
(5)?
Lack of awareness of rules
Don't be afraid of danger when crossing the road. Run. In public places that need to be quiet, you can't keep quiet even if an adult reminds you of criticism.
If you find that your child has the above behavior, you must intervene as soon as possible to remind parents.
The above-mentioned behavior caused by low attention level or attention deficit is unconscious, and children realize their behavior only after the behavior occurs, so there is no need to reprimand children, which can be improved and corrected through scientific methods. If you want to know more about children's attention or cognitive ability, you can pay attention to the official WeChat account or website of "New Intelligence Concern" on WeChat, and you can apply for the six cognitive abilities assessment of the brain for free.