Spatial Attention, Precision, and Bayesian Inference: A Study of Saccadic Response Speed

• Published in: Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. 1991) Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 1436 - 1450
• Main Authors: Vossel, Simone, Mathys, Christoph, Daunizeau, Jean, Bauer, Markus, Driver, Jon, Friston, Karl J., Stephan, Klaas E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 01.06.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Algorithms; Attention; Bayes Theorem; Cues; Eye Movement Measurements; Female; Fixation, Ocular; Humans; Learning; Male; Models, Psychological; Neuropsychological Tests; Probability; Reaction Time; Reproducibility of Results; Saccades; Space Perception; Task Performance and Analysis; Young Adult; hierarchical models; variational Bayes; volatility; cue validity; visuospatial processing

Inferring the environment's statistical structure and adapting behavior accordingly is a fundamental modus operandi of the brain. A simple form of this faculty based on spatial attentional orienting can be studied with Posner's location-cueing paradigm in which a cue indicates the target l...