One measurement in particular found that the insula, a part of the brain linked to monitoring experiences and paying attention to priorities, had more connections throughout the rest of the brain and particularly with the somatosensory cortex, the main part of the brain that perceives touch and other bodily sensations.
Although global health leaders have increased attention to defining priority content of care in recent years, there has been little effective programmatic attention to content.
A recent report of the status of health research in Africa highlighted the need for attention to research priority setting [ 4].
Our review confirms that there is limited research attention given to priority setting at this level.
The mass capped a day of rapture and poignancy for those swept up in six days of pope mania, a public relations triumph during which the 78-year-old Argentinian deftly mixed politics and pageantry to draw attention to his priorities – poverty, injustice, pollution – and to challenge the US to do better.
Senators Barack Obama and John McCain are heading into their conventions neck and neck in the presidential race, with voters focused overwhelmingly on economic issues but convinced that the candidates are not paying enough attention to their priorities, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
The Republican majority is sure to shoot down the motion, but the maneuver gives Democrats an opportunity to draw attention to their priorities for the new session.
Nearly two-thirds of the country wants to either keep or modify the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, and a majority of Americans want Congress to turn its attention to other priorities, the survey found.
Finding better solutions In her remarks, UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman drew attention to global priorities for tackling HIV/AIDS.
Across the board, biomedical research funders are turning their attention to other priorities for sharing research outputs, including data, protocols and negative results.
