Control of Attention in Rhesus Monkeys Measured Using a Flanker Task

• Published in: Attention, perception & psychophysics Vol. 84; no. 7; pp. 2155 - 2166
• Main Authors: Hassett, Thomas C., Hampton, Robert R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.10.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Accuracy; Animal cognition; Animals; Attention; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Experiments; Eye Movements; Feedback (Response); Humans; Macaca mulatta; Monkeys & apes; Psychology; Reaction Time; Reward; Stimuli; Flanker Task; Attentional Control; Rhesus Monkeys

At least three processes determine whether information we encounter is attended to or ignored. First, attentional capture occurs when attention is drawn automatically by “bottom up” processes, to distinctive, salient, rewarding, or unexpected stimuli when they enter our sensory field. Second, “top d...