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 certain stimuli while filtering out others. Our brain simply cannot process all the sensory information available to us at any given moment, so we use selective attention to prioritize certain stimuli and ignore others. This is necessary for us to function efficiently in our environment.

Our Inability to Consciously Process All the Sensory Information Available