Our inability to consciously process all the sensory information available to us at any single point in time best illustrates the necessity of

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Selective attention is the ability to focus on a specific stimulus while ignoring others. Our brain cannot consciously process all the sensory information available to us simultaneously, so we need to selectively attend to what is most relevant or important at any given moment.

Our Inability to Consciously Process All the Sensory Information Available