Driver inattention has been identified as one of the leading causes for car accidents. The problem of distraction while driving is likely to worsen, partly due

Driver inattention has been identified as one of the leading causes for car accidents. The problem of distraction while driving is likely to worsen, partly due

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An authoritative overview of current research on human attention, emphasizing the relation between cognitive phenomena observed in the laboratory and in the rea

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