The Focus of Spatial Attention Determines the Number and Precision of Face Representations in Working Memory

The capacity of visual working memory for faces is extremely limited, but the reasons for these limitations remain unknown. We employed event-related brain potential measures to demonstrate that individual faces have to be focally attended in order to be maintained in working memory, and that attent...

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Main Authors: Towler, J, Kelly, M, Eimer, M
Formato: Journal article
Publicado em: Oxford University Press 2015