Attention and Concentration: Are you having difficulty staying on task

18 May 2009
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Attention is not just one type of mental process. There are thought to be three basic types of attention: selective attention, sustained attention and complex attention.

A survey of people with a brain tumour found that:

  • 21% had problems paying attention or concentrating.
  • 13% were disorganised.
  • 29% could not do two things at the same time such as talk and prepare a meal.
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