Visual　orienting　attention　has　been　researched　thoroughly　using　visual　cues,　and　spatial　attention　and　temporal　attention　have　been　compared　using　brain-imaging　data　[1].　However,　while　several　studies　have　reported　on　auditory　attention,　the　attention　was　not　oriented　using　a　cue.　In　addition,　fewer　studies　have　compared　spatial　and　temporal　attention　using　auditory　stimuli.　We　compared　visual　and　auditory　orienting　attention　using　a　visual　cue.　We　asked　whether　a　general　system　exists　for　auditory　spatial　and　temporal　attention　that　conforms　to　that　of　visual　spatial　and　temporal　attention.　We　measured　brain　activity　in　16　healthy　volunteers　using　functional　magnetic　resonance　imaging　(fMRI).　The　attention　was　manipulated　spatially　and　temporally　using　a　visual　cue　for　both　visual　and　auditory　tasks　in　a　factorial　design.　Symbolic　central　cues　oriented　the　subjects　toward　spatial　location　only　(left　or　right),　toward　the　temporal　interval　only　(300　or　1800　ms),　or　gave　no　information　about　the　spatial　location　or　temporal　interval.　The　subjects　were　also　scanned　under　a　resting　basetine　condition　during　which　they　clicked　the　reaction　key　ten　times.　Behavioral　data　showed　the　same　tendency　in　visual　and　auditory　tasks.　The　reaction　time　for　spatial　location　attention　was　faster　than　that　for　temporal　interval　attention.　The　brain-imaging　data　showed　a　partial　overlap　between　visual　spatial　attention　and　auditory　spatial　attention.　In　addition,　it　revealed　a　partial　overlap　between　the　neural　systems　involved　in　the　performance　of　visual　spatial　attention　versus　visual　temporal　attention.　The　parietal　and　frontal　cortices　were　activated　in　both　the　visual　and　auditory　spatial　attention　tasks.　The　parietal　cortex　was　activated　in　the　visual　temporal　attention　task　only　and　not　in　the　auditory　temporal　task.　©2007　IEEE.