The study of attention relates to a variety of disciplines and research areas. In some of them the concept of attention has been extensively studied in the past, in others it is incipient. This page lists some of the areas of knowledge that contribute to our knowledge of attention. Conversely, further understanding of attention contributes to these knowledge areas.

List of Knowledge Areas Related to Attention

• Information and Communication Technology
• Information Science
• Information Theory
• Information Economics
• Information Management
• Knowledge Theory
• Knowledge Management
  • Personal Knowledge Management

• Knowledge Economics
• Philosophy
• Epistemology
• Psychology
• Neurobiology
• Microbiology
• Cognitive science
  • Memory
  • Learning Theory
  • Conciousness

• Decision Making
• Economics
• Behavioral Economics
• Resource Allocation
• Resource Management
• Managerial Economics
• Cybernetics
• Management
• Organization Theory
• Marketing
  • Advertising

• Time Management
• Productivity
  • Personal Productivity

• Ergonomics
  • Cognitive Ergonomics

• Communication
• Media
• Rhetoric
• Web Analytics
• Spam
• Sociology
• Social Networks
• Law
• Public Policy