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Natural behaviour frequently involves the need to look for task-relevant information. The function of attention is to facilitate this process by enhancing sensory signals from objects that match our goals. Objects that are selected are more likely to enter into conscious awareness, be remembered, and be acted upon. – Yu et al., 2023 Objectives: A. Learn how animals purposefully apply rhythmic motor movements to detect and track biologically relevant sensory rhythms. B. Apply

[The third in a series of 3 posts re sensory integration, from my book Ready to Learn. ] Objectives: A. Understand that during development, sensory dominance can persist in guiding task-related behavioural responses but that sensory systems are continually calibrating one another. B. Understand that with typical experience, children gradually learn to integrate suitable/available sensory inputs to optimize task responses with adult level proficiency. C. Appreciate that sensor

[The second in a series of 3 excerpts re sensory integration from my book, Ready to Learn. ]   Objectives: A. Learn that animal and human studies reveal that immature perceivers often rely on a dominant sensory input to guide task-related behaviour. B. Understand that sensory dominance in a particular context can change as part of normal development.   When a perceiver in a multisensory task must decide upon a task-appropriate action, experience routinely assigns a weighted r