VISUAL ATTENTION: Control, Representation, and Time Course

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Authors

Howard E. Egeth · Johns Hopkins University

Steven Yantis · Johns Hopkins University

Abstract

Three central problems in the recent literature on visual attention are reviewed. The first concerns the control of attention by top-down (or goal-directed) and bottom-up (or stimulus-driven) processes. The second concerns the representational basis for visual selection, including how much attention can be said to be location- or object-based. Finally, we consider the time course of attention as it is directed to one stimulus after another.

Topics & Keywords

Visual perception and processing mechanisms Neural dynamics and brain function Visual Attention and Saliency Detection

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Annual Review of Psychology

Volume 48, Issue 1, pp. 269-297

DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.48.1.269

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