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However, how different prompt types interact with attentional capacity to influence attention\u2013motor performance remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the differential effects of static and dynamic prompts in stroke patients and healthy controls.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sustained attention was assessed using the Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART) in stroke patients and healthy controls. A virtual reality-based Target-Goal Task (TGT) was employed to compare the effects of static and dynamic prompts between groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Stroke patients showed significant impairments in attention\u2013motor performance compared with controls. In healthy individuals, dynamic prompts were associated with faster response times, higher prefrontal oxygenated hemoglobin levels, and more efficient brain network topology (i.e., higher clustering coefficient [CC] and shorter characteristic path length [PL]), indicating enhanced attentional allocation and information integration. In contrast, stroke patients performed better under static cue conditions, possibly due to lower cognitive load demands.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The effects of visual prompts depend on sustained attention capacity. These findings highlight the importance of tailoring prompt strategies to individual cognitive profiles and provide evidence for personalized visual cue-based rehabilitation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fneur.2026.1845909","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,18]],"date-time":"2026-09-18T04:35:15Z","timestamp":1789706115000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Differential effects of static and dynamic visual prompts on attention\u2013motor performance: the role of sustained attention after stroke"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yi","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences","place":["Ningbo, Zhejiang, 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