台灣認知神經科學研究的崛起：以注意力相關研究為例

The Rise of Cognitive Neuroscience in Taiwan: A Perspective on Visual Attention Research

認知神經科學為科學史上的新興研究領域，在過去40年來迅速展露光芒。隨著研究工具的推陳與革新，各項研究議題亦隨之拓展與深化，讓傳統心理學與神經科學得以相互結合。透過先進的研究儀器與實驗方法探究各項認知歷程背後的神經生理機制，以更精確的方式研究人類的心理發展和大腦奧秘。本文試圖介紹認知神經科學近20來在台灣的教育推廣及研究發展，讓讀者瞭解台灣認知神經科學研究的過去並預見未來可能的發展。台灣認知心理學與認知神經科學研究在近幾年推廣下蓬勃的發展，許多先進與同仁們的研究成果豐碩。從無意識到意識層次、知覺與注意力、記憶、語言、判斷決策等等，且有相當多元的發展，本回顧將以注意力相關的研究為例，探討認知神經科學工具如何幫助研究者探究選擇性注意力、眼動歷程及衝動控制等研究議題。近幾年台灣在認知心理學與認知神經科學的研究發展陸續有重大進展，成功大學、政治大學與台灣大學分別成立以人文社會科學研究為主的三個腦造影中心，彰顯出認知神經科學在台灣受重視的程度。在此，期望未來台灣認知神經科學的研究走向能夠更多元開放，結合不同領域的專長來解答人類的大腦之謎。

Cognitive Neuroscience, a discipline that aims to understand the mind and the brain with psychological and neurophysiological approaches, is a relatively young field in the history of humans' scientific endeavor. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it is deeply rooted in the fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology, combined with modern approaches such as brain imaging techniques to unravel the mystery behind the mind and the brain. The field of Cognitive Neuroscience has seen a surge of interest over the past decade, and this is true in the world as well as in Taiwan. Here we briefly review the history of the development of Cognitive Neuroscience in Taiwan, and acknowledge several pioneers whose early effort gave rise to this field. We also aim to emphasize the many facets of Cognitive Neuroscience in Taiwan by introducing different researchers from various specialties, as well as their recent progress, to the readership. It is on the shoulders of these giants that we stand and hope for a bright future for Cognitive Neuroscience in Taiwan.