What to expect where and when: How statistical learning drives visual selection
While the visual environment contains massive amounts of information, we should not and
cannot pay attention to all events. Instead, we need to direct attention to those events that …
cannot pay attention to all events. Instead, we need to direct attention to those events that …
The past, present, and future of selection history
The last ten years of attention research have witnessed a revolution, replacing a theoretical
dichotomy (top-down vs. bottom-up control) with a trichotomy (biased by current goals …
dichotomy (top-down vs. bottom-up control) with a trichotomy (biased by current goals …
Proactive enhancement and suppression elicited by statistical regularities in visual search.
The present study investigated how attentional selection is affected by simultaneous
statistical learning of target and distractor regularities. Participants performed an additional …
statistical learning of target and distractor regularities. Participants performed an additional …
[HTML][HTML] Neural mechanisms underlying distractor inhibition on the basis of feature and/or spatial expectations
A rapidly growing body of research indicates that inhibition of distracting information may not
be under flexible, top-down control, but instead heavily relies on expectations derived from …
be under flexible, top-down control, but instead heavily relies on expectations derived from …
Modulations of saliency signals at two hierarchical levels of priority computation revealed by spatial statistical distractor learning.
HR Liesefeld, HJ Müller - Journal of Experimental Psychology …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Many attention theories assume that selection is guided by a preattentive, spatial
representation of the scene that combines bottom-up stimulus information with top-down …
representation of the scene that combines bottom-up stimulus information with top-down …
Specificity and persistence of statistical learning in distractor suppression.
MK Britton, BA Anderson - Journal of Experimental Psychology …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Statistical regularities in distractor location trigger suppression of high-probability distractor
locations during visual search. The degree to which such suppression reflects …
locations during visual search. The degree to which such suppression reflects …
A theoretical attempt to revive the serial/parallel-search dichotomy
HR Liesefeld, HJ Müller - Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 2020 - Springer
A core distinction in Anne Treisman's feature-integration theory (FIT) is in that between
parallel and serial search. We outline this dichotomy and selectively review the reasons why …
parallel and serial search. We outline this dichotomy and selectively review the reasons why …
Post-capture processes contribute to statistical learning of distractor locations in visual search
People can learn to ignore salient distractors that occur frequently at particular locations,
making them interfere less with task performance. This effect has been attributed to learnt …
making them interfere less with task performance. This effect has been attributed to learnt …
Statistical learning of distractor locations is dependent on task context
Through statistical learning, humans can learn to suppress visual areas that often contain
distractors. Recent findings suggest that this form of learned suppression is insensitive to …
distractors. Recent findings suggest that this form of learned suppression is insensitive to …
Preparatory control against distraction is not feature-based
HR Liesefeld, AM Liesefeld, HJ Müller - Cerebral Cortex, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Salient-but-irrelevant stimuli (distractors) co-occurring with search targets can capture
attention against the observer's will. Recently, evidence has accumulated that preparatory …
attention against the observer's will. Recently, evidence has accumulated that preparatory …