Is attention drawn to changes in familiar scenes?

TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE: The Need for Attention to Perceive Changes in Scenes

When looking at a scene, observers feel that they see its entire structure in great detail and can immediately notice any changes in it. However, when brief blank fields are placed between alternating displays of an original and a modified scene, a striking failure of perception is induced: identification of changes becomes extremely difficult, even when changes are large and made repeatedly. I...

Developmental changes in attention to faces and bodies in static and dynamic scenes

Typically developing individuals show a strong visual preference for faces and face-like stimuli; however, this may come at the expense of attending to bodies or to other aspects of a scene. The primary goal of the present study was to provide additional insight into the development of attentional mechanisms that underlie perception of real people in naturalistic scenes. We examined the looking...

That looks familiar: attention allocation to familiar and unfamiliar faces in children with autism spectrum disorder.

INTRODUCTION Existing eye-tracking literature has shown that both adults and children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) show fewer and slower fixations on faces. Despite this reduced saliency and processing of other faces, recognition of their own face is reported to be more "typical" in nature. This study uses eye-tracking to explore the typicality of gaze patterns when children with ASD at...

Directing Attention in Open Scenes

Attention direction is particularly difficult in open scenes such as detailed aerial photographs, wide angle/multiple video feeds, or high-resolution digital imagery. Unlike conventional displays that have single parameters with definable set points, open scenes lack easy criteria for directing attention. The present study investigates the effects of varying levels of highlighting for correctly...

Detecting Changes in Scenes