👉 Pre-engages is a term used in the field of psychology and cognitive neuroscience, specifically related to brain activation patterns during attentional processes. This term refers to a phenomenon where individuals engage in specific behaviors or activities before engaging in certain types of attentional processes such as visual processing, auditory processing, and motor responses. The term "pre-engages" is often used to describe the initial stages of an activity that are characterized by increased brain activation, which can be observed during early stages of cognitive processing.