Selective attention allows us to ignore what is task-irrelevant and focus on what is task-
relevant. The cognitive and neural mechanisms that underlie this process are key topics of …

The present paper provides a short critical review of the theory of perceptual load. It closely
examines the basic tenets and assumptions of the theory and identifies major conceptual …

Although the perceptual load theory of attention has stimulated a great deal of research,
evidence for the role of perceptual load in determining perception has typically relied on …

The perceptual load and dilution models differ fundamentally in terms of the proposed
mechanism underlying variation in distractibility during different perceptual conditions …

Abstract Load theory (Lavie, N., Hirst, A., De Fockert, JW, & Viding, E.[2004]. Load theory of
selective attention and cognitive control. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 133 …

Load theory predicts that concurrent working memory load impairs selective attention and
increases distractor interference (N. Lavie, A. Hirst, JW de Fockert, & E. Viding, see record …

In this paper, we propose that the debate concerning the locus of attentional selection can
be resolved by specifying the conditions under which early selection is possible. In the first …

Attention is one of the most thoroughly investigated psychological phenomena, yet
skepticism about attention is widespread: we do not know what it is, it is too many things …

The ability to remain focused on goal-relevant stimuli in the presence of potentially
interfering distractors is crucial for any coherent cognitive function. However, simply …

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