The role of social cues in the deployment of spatial attention: Head-body relationships automatically activate directional spatial codes in a Simon task

The role of social cues in the deployment of spatial attention: Head-body relationships automatically activate directional spatial codes in a Simon task

The role of body orientation in the orienting and allocation of social attention was examined using an adapted Simon paradigm. Participants categorized the facial expression of forward facing, computer-generated human figures by pressing one of two response keys, each located left or right of the ob...

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Main Authors: Iwona ePomianowska, Filip eGermeys, Karl eVerfaillie, Fiona N. Newell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
Subjects:
spatial attention
social attention
head-body orientation
implied motion
simon task
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2012.00004/full

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