How you use it matters: Object Function Guides Attention during Visual Search in Scenes

How Chromaticity Guides Visual Search in Real-World Scenes

To study visual attention during search processes, numerous studies measured the selectivity of observers’ saccadic eye movements for local display features. These experiments almost entirely relied on simple, artificial displays with discrete search items and features. Recently, a first study on saccadic selectivity in real-world scenes was conducted, demonstrating visual guidance by low-level...

Race Guides Attention in Visual Search.

It is known that faces are rapidly and even unconsciously categorized into social groups (black vs. white, male vs. female). Here, I test whether preferences for specific social groups guide attention, using a visual search paradigm. In Experiment 1 participants searched displays of neutral faces for an angry or frightened target face. Black target faces were detected more efficiently than whit...

Object - based target templates guide attention during visual search

Size Matters: Large Objects Capture Attention in Visual Search

Can objects or events ever capture one's attention in a purely stimulus-driven manner? A recent review of the literature set out the criteria required to find stimulus-driven attentional capture independent of goal-directed influences, and concluded that no published study has satisfied that criteria. Here visual search experiments assessed whether an irrelevantly large object can capture atten...

Yoga Matters: How It Can Support a Healthy You

Yoga, in addition to various other exercises, is increasing in popularity. The Yoga in America study (2012) reported yoga was practiced by 15.8 million Americans. Because so many people are participating in yoga, it’s important to understand the literature when it comes to its effectiveness and safety. Let’s examine some of this research so you can appreciate the health benefits of this increas...