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attentional blink

attentional blink Attentional blink is a brief drop in visual attention during a rapid stream of visual items.

Attentional blink is a brief drop in visual attention during a rapid stream of visual items. After someone notices one target, their ability to detect a second target is reduced for the next few hundred milliseconds.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Attentional Blink” (D054518).
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