During moments involving selective attention, the thalamus orchestrates the preferential
processing of prioritized information by coordinating rhythmic neural activity within a …

A well-established finding in the literature of human studies is that alpha activity (rhythmical
brain activity around 10 Hz) shows retinotopic amplitude modulation during shifts in visual …

Visual attention is highly influenced by past experiences. Recent behavioral research has
shown that expectations about the spatial location of distractors within a search array are …

Pre‐stimulus oscillatory neural activity has been linked to the level of awareness of sensory
stimuli. More specifically, the power of low‐frequency oscillations (primarily in the alpha …

Our visual environment is complicated, and our cognitive capacity is limited. As a result, we
must strategically ignore some stimuli to prioritize others. Common sense suggests that …

Recent advances in attention research have been propelled by the debate on target
enhancement versus distractor suppression. A predominant neural correlate of attention is …

Attention serves an essential role in cognition and behavior allowing us to focus on
behaviorally-relevant objects while ignoring distraction. Perceptual load theory states that …

In spite of the reduced visual acuity, parafoveal information plays an important role in natural
reading. However, competing models on reading disagree on whether words are previewed …

The functional inhibition account states that alpha-band (8–14 Hz) power implements
attentional control by selectively inhibiting task-irrelevant neural representations. This …

There is much debate about the neural mechanisms that achieve suppression of salient
distracting stimuli during visual search. The proactive suppression hypothesis asserts that if …