Analysis of controlled and automatic attention for introduction of stimulus material

1. A system comprising:

an analyzer to:

correlate a first location in media with first neuro-response data gathered from a user while the user is exposed to the media at a first time and a second location in the media with a second neuro-response data gathered from the user while the user is exposed to the media at a second time;

determine a first priming characteristic of the media at the first location based on the first neuro-response data; and

determine a second priming characteristic of the media at the second location based on the second neuro-response data; and

a selector to select a third location in the media after the first location or a fourth location in the media after the second location as a candidate location for introduction of advertising material based on the first priming characteristic and the second priming characteristic, the selector to select the third location when the first priming characteristic indicates increased receptivity to the advertising material at the first location relative to the second priming characteristic and select the fourth location when the second priming characteristic indicates increased receptivity to the advertising material at the second location relative to the first priming characteristic.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the analyzer is to determine the first priming characteristic based on one or more of a controlled attention level of the user at the first location, a memory retention level of the user at the first location, or a resonance level of the user at the first location.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the third location and the fourth location are one of a temporal location in the media or a spatial location in the media.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selector is to identify one of a category or a content of the advertising material to be introduced based on the first priming characteristic or the second priming characteristic.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the analyzer is to:

analyze third neuro-response data gathered from the user while the user is exposed to the advertising material in the third location;

determine a third priming characteristic of the media at the third location based on the third neuro-response data; and

perform a comparison of the second priming characteristic and the third priming characteristic, the selector to one of maintain the selection of the third location as the candidate location or modify the selection of the candidate location to the fourth location based on the comparison.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the analyzer is to correlate the first location in the media with the first neuro-response data based on a change in amplitude in the first neuro-response data.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the analyzer is to:

determine an automatic attention level of the user based on third neuro-response data gathered from the user while the user is exposed to the advertising material in the candidate location; and

determine an effectiveness of the advertising material in the candidate location based on the automatic attention level.

8. A method comprising:

correlating, by executing an instruction with a processor, a first location in media with first neuro-response data gathered from a user while the user is exposed to the media at a first time and a second location in the media with a second neuro-response data gathered from the user while the user is exposed to the media at a second time;

determining, by executing an instruction with the processor, a first priming characteristic of the media at the first location based on the first neuro-response data;

determining, by executing an instruction with the processor, a second priming characteristic of the media at the second location based on the second neuro-response data; and

selecting, by executing an instruction with the processor, a third location in the media after the first location or a fourth location in the media after the second location as a candidate location for introduction of advertising material based on the first priming characteristic and the second priming characteristic, the third location to be selected when the first priming characteristic indicates increased receptivity to the advertising material at the first location relative to the second priming characteristic and the fourth location to be selected when the second priming characteristic indicates increased receptivity to the advertising material at the second location relative to the first priming characteristic.

9. The method of claim 8 , further including determining the first priming characteristic based on one or more of a controlled attention level of the user at the first location, a memory retention level of the user at the first location, or a resonance level of the user at the first location.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the third location and the fourth location are one of a temporal location in the media or a spatial location in the media.

11. The method of claim 8 , further including identifying one of a category or a content of the advertising material to be introduced based on the first priming characteristic or the second priming characteristic.

12. The method of claim 8 , further including:

analyzing third neuro-response data gathered from the user while the user is exposed to the advertising material in the third location;

determining a third priming characteristic of the media at the third location based on the third neuro-response data;

performing a comparison of the second priming characteristic and the third priming characteristic; and

one of maintaining the selection of the third location as the candidate location or modifying the selection of the candidate location to the fourth location based on the comparison.

13. The method of claim 8 , further including correlating the first location in the media with the first neuro-response data based on a change in amplitude in the first neuro-response data.

14. The method of claim 8 , further including:

determining an automatic attention level of the user based on third neuro-response data gathered from the user while the user is exposed to the advertising material in the candidate location; and

determining an effectiveness of the advertising material in the candidate location based on the automatic attention level.

15. A tangible machine readable storage device or storage disc comprising instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to at least:

correlate a first location in media with first neuro-response data gathered from a user while the user is exposed to the media at a first time and a second location in the media with a second neuro-response data gathered from the user while the user is exposed to the media at a second time;

determine a first priming characteristic of the media at the first location based on the first neuro-response data;

determine a second priming characteristic of the media at the second location based on the second neuro-response data; and

select a third location in the media after the first location or a fourth location in the media after the second location as a candidate location for introduction of advertising material based on the first priming characteristic and the second priming characteristic, the third location to be selected when the first priming characteristic indicates increased receptivity to the advertising material at the first location relative to the second priming characteristic and the fourth location to be selected when the second priming characteristic indicates increased receptivity to the advertising material at the second location relative to the first priming characteristic.

16. The storage device or storage disc of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the machine to determine the first priming characteristic based on one or more of a controlled attention level of the user at the first location, a memory retention level of the user at the first location, or a resonance level of the user at the first location.

17. The storage device or storage disc of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the machine to identify one of a category or a content of the advertising material to be introduced based on the first priming characteristic or the second priming characteristic.

18. The storage device or storage disc of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the machine to:

analyze third neuro-response data gathered from the user while the user is exposed to the advertising material in the third location;

determine a third priming characteristic of the media at the third location based on the third neuro-response data; and

perform a comparison of the second priming characteristic and the third priming characteristic, the selector to one of maintain the selection of the third location as the candidate location or modify the selection of the candidate location to the fourth location based on the comparison.

19. The storage device or storage disc of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the machine to correlate the first location in the media with the first neuro-response data based on a change in amplitude in the first neuro-response data.

20. The storage device or storage disc of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the machine to:

determine an automatic attention level of the user based on third neuro-response data gathered from the user while the user is exposed to the advertising material in the candidate location; and

determine an effectiveness of the advertising material in the candidate location based on the automatic attention level.