Abstract This paper describes Guided Search 6.0 (GS6), a revised model of visual search.
When we encounter a scene, we can see something everywhere. However, we cannot …

How do we find what we are looking for? Even when the desired target is in the current field
of view, we need to search because fundamental limits on visual processing make it …

In visual search tasks, observers look for targets among distractors. In the lab, this often
takes the form of multiple searches for a simple shape that may or may not be present …

Visual search, a vital task for humans and animals, has also become a common and
important tool for studying many topics central to active vision and cognition ranging from …

How does one find objects in scenes? For decades, visual search models have been built
on experiments in which observers search for targets, presented among distractor items …

Summary In Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1, the Scottish rebel, the Earl of Douglas, engages
in a visual search task. He is searching for King Henry in a field full of soldiers who are not …

Most theories of attention propose that we maintain attentional templates in visual working
memory to control what information is selected. In the present study, we directly tested this …

Applied Attention Theory, Second Edition provides details concerning the relevance of all
aspects of attention to the world beyond the laboratory. Topic application areas include the …

Based on concepts of the human visual system, computational visual attention systems aim
to detect regions of interest in images. Psychologists, neurobiologists, and computer …

The goal of perceptual systems is to allow organisms to adaptively respond to ecologically
relevant stimuli. Because all perceptual inputs are ambiguous, perception needs to rely on …