Endogenous mechanisms of attention use more __________ areas of the brain while exogenous mechanisms use more _________ areas.

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Endogenous mechanisms of attention involve voluntary selection of stimuli, and thus involve dorsal areas of the brain associated with top-down control, such as the parietal cortex. Exogenous mechanisms, on the other hand, involve automatic processing of external stimuli and thus rely more on the ventral areas of the brain associated with bottom-up processing, such as the temporal cortex.

Endogenous Mechanisms of Attention Use More __________ Areas of the Brain