Inhibition of return: An information processing theory of its natures and significance

Inhibition of return (IOR) is an inhibitory aftereffect visuospatial orienting, typically resulting in slower responses to targets presented area that has been recently attended. Since its discovery, myriad research sought explain the causes and effects underlying this phenomenon. Here, we briefly summarize history phenomenon, describe early work supporting functional significance IOR as a foraging facilitator. We then shine light on discordance literature with respect mechanism—in particular lack theoretical constructs can consistently innumerable dissociations. three diagnostics (central arrow targets, locus slack logic psychological refractory period, performance speed-accuracy space) used support our theory there are two forms inhibition return—the form which manifest being contingent upon activation state reflexive oculomotor system. The input form, operates decrease salience inputs, generated when system suppressed; output bias responding, not suppressed. Then, subject published data set, wherein had while was either active or suppressed, diffusion modelling. As hypothesized, based aforementioned theory, were best accounted for by different drift parameters. paper ends variety suggestions further research.