This book brings together chapters from investigators on the leading edge on this new
research area to explore on the leading edge on this new research area to explore common …

The use of eye movements to study cognitive processing is increasing rapidly Although eye
movements have long been used to study reading (Rayner, 1978, 1998, for comprehensive …

There is considerable evidence that covert visual attention precedes voluntary eye
movements to an intended location. What happens to covert attention when an involuntary …

In this study, we investigated where people look on talkers' faces as they try to understand
what is being said. Sixteen young adults with normal hearing and demonstrated average …

Five visual search experiments found oculomotor and attentional capture consistent with
predictions of contingent orienting, contrary to claims that oculomotor capture is purely …

Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of saliency on saccadic target
selection as a function of time. Participants were required to make a speeded saccade …

Publisher Summary This chapter presents an argument against the theories that attribute
most eye-movement behavior during reading to direct cognitive control. The chapter …

Objective: Two experiments examined the detectability of transient changes in cluttered and
dynamic displays and optimal scan strategies for performance. Background: Research has …

Change blindness (CB), the inability to detect changes in visual scenes, may increase with
age and early Alzheimer's disease (AD). To test this hypothesis, participants were asked to …

Previous research has shown that the appearance of an object (onset) and the
disappearance of an object (offset) have the ability to influence the allocation of covert …