Biasing allocations of attention via selective weighting of saliency signals: Behavioral and neuroimaging evidence for the dimension-weighting account
Abstract Objects that stand out from the environment tend to be of behavioral relevance, and
the visual system is tuned to preferably process these salient objects by allocating focused …
the visual system is tuned to preferably process these salient objects by allocating focused …
Stimulus saliency modulates pre-attentive processing speed in human visual cortex
The notion of a saliency-based processing architecture underlying human vision is central to
a number of current theories of visual selective attention. On this view, focal-attention is …
a number of current theories of visual selective attention. On this view, focal-attention is …
How the speed of motor-response decisions, but not focal-attentional selection, differs as a function of task set and target prevalence
Over the last decades, the visual-search paradigm has provided a powerful test bed for
competing theories of visual selective attention. However, the information required to decide …
competing theories of visual selective attention. However, the information required to decide …
Search efficiency as a function of target saliency: The transition from inefficient to efficient search and beyond.
Searching for an object among distracting objects is a common daily task. These searches
differ in efficiency. Some are so difficult that each object must be inspected in turn, whereas …
differ in efficiency. Some are so difficult that each object must be inspected in turn, whereas …
Top-down dimensional weight set determines the capture of visual attention: Evidence from the PCN component
Visual search for feature singletons is slowed when a task-irrelevant, but more salient
distracter singleton is concurrently presented. While there is a consensus that this distracter …
distracter singleton is concurrently presented. While there is a consensus that this distracter …
The time course of visuo-spatial working memory updating revealed by a retro-cuing paradigm
We investigated the influence of non-cued working memory representations on further
information processing. A retro-cue indicated if items on the left or right side of a previous …
information processing. A retro-cue indicated if items on the left or right side of a previous …
Contextual cueing of pop-out visual search: When context guides the deployment of attention
Visual context information can guide attention in demanding (ie, inefficient) search tasks.
When participants are repeatedly presented with identically arranged ('repeated') displays …
When participants are repeatedly presented with identically arranged ('repeated') displays …
Feature guidance by negative attentional templates depends on search difficulty
Prior knowledge about an upcoming target can bias attention and facilitate visual search
performance. However, whether knowledge about distractors can likewise enhance search …
performance. However, whether knowledge about distractors can likewise enhance search …
Predictive distractor context facilitates attentional selection of high, but not intermediate and low, salience targets
It is well established that we can focally attend to a specific region in visual space without
shifting our eyes, so as to extract action‐relevant sensory information from covertly attended …
shifting our eyes, so as to extract action‐relevant sensory information from covertly attended …
Top-down instructions influence the attentional weight on color and shape dimensions during bidimensional search
Efficient searches are guided by target-distractor distinctiveness: the greater the
distinctiveness, the faster the search. Previous research showed that when the target and …
distinctiveness, the faster the search. Previous research showed that when the target and …