Attentional guidance through object associations in visual cortex

M Lerebourg, FP de Lange, MV Peelen - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Efficient behavior requires the rapid attentional selection of task-relevant objects.
Preparatory activity of target-selective neurons in visual cortex is thought to support …

A new method for tracking the preparatory activation of target templates for visual search with high temporal precision

G Dodwell, R Nako, M Eimer - Psychophysiology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Efficiently selecting task‐relevant objects during visual search depends on foreknowledge of
their defining characteristics, which are represented within attentional templates. These …

The capacity limitations of multiple-template visual search during task preparation and target selection

A Grubert, Z Wang, E Williams, M Jimenez… - Authorea …, 2024 - advance.sagepub.com
Visual search is guided by mental representations of target-defining features (attentional
templates) that are activated in a preparatory fashion. It remains unknown how many …