Visual Selective Attention

Abstract

Eye-movements and attention. Spatial attention can be allocated to different areas of the visual field within a single eye-fixation, showing that there is some degree of independence between the systems controlling attention and the eyes. Previous investigators have explored the degree of independence by requiring subjects to simultaneously attend to different points in the field and move their eyes to the same or different locations. For example, Klein (1979) reasoned that if the two systems are independent, then subjects should be able to move their eyes to one location and attend to another without any mutual interference. Although he reports results consistent with this hypothesis, there are methodological problems with his study that make any conclusions suspect. Keywords: Selective attention; Vision.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA219204

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