How Does Expectation Shape Object-Based Attentional Selection?

Slama and Helfrich explore how expectation shape object-based attentional selection. They cite a series of recent articles which propose that not only is the attention literature heterogeneous in consisting of multiple subcomponents, but that some experiments designed to investigate attention may co...

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Published inThe Journal of neuroscience Vol. 37; no. 17; pp. 4427 - 4429
Main Authors Slama, S J Katarina, Helfrich, Randolph F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Society for Neuroscience 26.04.2017
Subjects
Animals
Anticipation, Psychological - physiology
Attention - physiology
Brain - physiology
Cognitive ability
Design of experiments
Experimental design
Form Perception - physiology
Humans
Journal Club
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Visual Perception - physiology
Visual task performance
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Summary:Slama and Helfrich explore how expectation shape object-based attentional selection. They cite a series of recent articles which propose that not only is the attention literature heterogeneous in consisting of multiple subcomponents, but that some experiments designed to investigate attention may confound attention itself with the conceptually distinct construct of expectation. The study postulates that expectation is driven by information about the probability of an upcoming event while attention is driven by information about its relevance. In contrast to the straightforward conceptual difference between attention and expectation, the difference in experimental design required to induce each of these two cognitive processes is subtle.
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ISSN:0270-6474
1529-2401
DOI:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0414-17.2017