Visual　orienting　attention　is　well　researched　by　using　a　visual　cue.　The　spatial　attention　and　the　temporal　attention　have　been　compared　by　the　brain-imaging　data　[Coull,　J.　T.,　Nobre,　A.　C.　Where　and　When　to　pay　attention:　the　neural　systems　for　directing　attention　to　spatial　locations　and　to　time　intervals　as　revealed　by　both　PET　and　fMRI.　Journal　of　Neuroscience,　1998,　18,　7426-7435].　We　developed　to　compare　visual　spatial　orienting　attention　and　visual　temporal　orienting　attention　by　using　a　visual　cue.　We　designed　a　control　task　in　which　subjects　had　to　click　the　response　key　the　same　times　consistant　with　spatial　task　and　temporal　task.　As　a　result,　the　brain　activations　by　clicking　response　key　were　removed　in　the　result.　We　measured　brain　activity　in　eighteen　healthy　volunteers　by　using　functional　magnetic　resonance　imaging　(fMRI).　In　the　task,　the　attention　was　manipulated　to　spatial　and　temporal　by　a　visual　cue.　A　neutral　task　also　performed　in　which　a　neutral　cue　was　used.　Symbolic　central　cues　oriented　subjects　toward　spatial　location　only　(left　or　right),　toward　temporal　intervals　only　(300　msec　or　1500　msec),　or　gave　no　information　about　spatial　location　and　temporal　intervals.　Subjects　also　scanned　during　a　resting　baseline　condition　in　which　subjects　clicked　the　reaction　key　ten　times.　The　reaction　time　for　spatial　location　attention　is　speedy　than　that　for　temporal　interval　attention.　Brain-imaging　data　showed　that　IPL(inferior　parietal　lobe)　and　ACC(anterior　cingulated　cortex)　were　activated　in　the　visual　spatial　attention　task.　Frontal　cortex(BA9)　activated　in　the　visual　temporal　attention　task.　©2009　IEEE.