Task-Irrelevant Features in Visual Working Memory Influence Covert Attention: Evidence from a Partial Report Task

Task-Irrelevant Features in Visual Working Memory Influence Covert Attention: Evidence from a Partial Report Task

Selecting a target based on a representation in visual working memory (VWM) affords biasing covert attention towards objects with memory-matching features. Recently, we showed that even task-irrelevant features of a VWM template bias attention. Specifically, when participants had to saccade to a cue...

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Main Authors: Rebecca M. Foerster, Werner X. Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Vision
Subjects:
covert attention
template
attentional capture
visual working memory
involuntary top-down control
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5150/3/3/42

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