When a saccade is expected to result in a reward, both neural activity in oculomotor areas
and the saccade itself (eg, its vigor and latency) are altered (compared with when no reward …

Recent research has demonstrated a counterproductive attentional bias toward threat-
related stimuli: under conditions in which fixating on a color distractor stimulus sometimes …

While animals track or search for targets, sensory organs make small unexplained
movements on top of the primary task-related motions. While multiple theories for these …

Gathering information is crucial for maximizing fitness, but requires diverting resources from
searching directly for primary rewards to actively exploring the environment. Optimal …

Primates use saccades to gather information about objects and their relative spatial
arrangement, a process essential for visual perception and memory. It has been proposed …

Studies of visual search demonstrate that the 'learned value'of stimuli (the extent to which
they signal valued events, such as rewards and punishments) influences whether they will …

Rewards are appetitive events that elicit approach. Ground-breaking findings from
neurophysiological experiments in animals, alongside neuropharmacology and …

Human personality is reflected in patterns—or networks—of behavior, either in thought or
action. Curiosity is an oft-treasured component of one's personality, commonly associated …

We acknowledge the empirical and theoretical advancements described within Luck et al.
and commend the integration of viewpoints on the debate over attentional capture by salient …

Both children and adults are more likely to remember information when they have control
over their learning environment. Despite many demonstrations of this effect in the literature …