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Building attention on a firm foundation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2025

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Michael I. Posner*
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Abstract

Paradigm shifts as advocated by Kuhn (1962), should be rarely occurring and based upon true crises. The study of attention, however, is not in crisis requiring a paradigm shift but instead has a firm empirical foundation that can accommodate the findings in visual search cited in the target article.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e154
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