The Neural Consequences Of Reflexive Attention In Human Visual Cortex
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The Neural Consequences Of Reflexive Attention In Human Visual Cortex
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Author : Joseph Bernard Hopfinger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The Neural Consequences Of Reflexive Attention In Human Visual Cortex written by Joseph Bernard Hopfinger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with categories.
Neurobiology Of Attention
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Author : Laurent Itti
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2005-03-31
Neurobiology Of Attention written by Laurent Itti and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-31 with Psychology categories.
A key property of neural processing in higher mammals is the ability to focus resources by selectively directing attention to relevant perceptions, thoughts or actions. Research into attention has grown rapidly over the past two decades, as new techniques have become available to study higher brain function in humans, non-human primates, and other mammals. Neurobiology of Attention is the first encyclopedic volume to summarize the latest developments in attention research.An authoritative collection of over 100 chapters organized into thematic sections provides both broad coverage and access to focused, up-to-date research findings. This book presents a state-of-the-art multidisciplinary perspective on psychological, physiological and computational approaches to understanding the neurobiology of attention. Ideal for students, as a reference handbook or for rapid browsing, the book has a wide appeal to anybody interested in attention research. * Contains numerous quick-reference articles covering the breadth of investigation into the subject of attention* Provides extensive introductory commentary to orient and guide the reader* Includes the most recent research results in this field of study
Effects Of Attention On Physiological Responses In Human Visual Cortex
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Author : Erik Runeson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Effects Of Attention On Physiological Responses In Human Visual Cortex written by Erik Runeson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Attention categories.
Behavioral performance often suffers when attention is divided across multiple visual items. These results are supported by fMRI experiments showing reduced responses during divided attention, relative to focused attention, in primary visual cortex. However, a subset of behavioral research on divided attention suggests that the costs of dividing attention are dependent on task complexity and stimulus type. For example, costs are typically minimal when searching for a constant target that is defined by simple features such as orientation or contrast. Here we show fMRI evidence in humans that shows no cost of dividing attention in a task that incorporates simple search, on responses in primary visual cortex. Observers determined whether or not a vertically oriented low-contrast Gabor patch was present within one or four relevant locations. All four locations were always occupied by horizontally oriented Gabor pedestals, and the probability of a target being present was independent across trials and locations. Only the number of relevant locations varied across conditions. We found that the BOLD signal measured from human V1 was not reduced by divided attention when the task and stimuli are simple, suggesting that neural processing of simple features in primary visual cortex has unlimited capacity, corroborating a recent finding in monkeys (Chen and Seidemann, 2012). Multiple visual tasks can be performed on the same visual input, with different tasks presumably engaging different neuronal populations. The modular layout of the visual system implies that specific cortical regions carry more information about certain stimulus attributes than others. Thus, it is reasonable to assume that decisions during a task will be optimal if they are based on the responses of the most informative neuronal signals, which presumably originate in regions with the sharpest tuning for the relevant stimulus feature. Previous studies have supported this position. Here we present the results of two fMRI experiments that confirm these findings and expand on earlier investigations by addressing the effects of the physical properties of an attended stimulus on task-related modulations in human visual cortex. Specifically, we ask whether performing two-alternative forced choice speed- and color-discrimination tasks (and other attentional processes) can modulate neural activity independent of visual stimulation, and whether the effect of spatial attention depends on which task is being performed. The results indicate that, (1) when stimulation and spatial attention are constant, responses in V4 and MT+ depend on the task being performed, and are independent of the tested physical properties of the selected stimulus, (2) this task-dependent modulation might require a stimulus - task-specific preparatory mechanisms alone are not sufficient to drive responses, and (3) independent of which task is being performed, spatial attention adds a baseline shift to responses in MT+ and V4 when a stimulus is present.
Global Effects Of Attention In Human Visual Cortex
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Author : Melissa Saenz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Global Effects Of Attention In Human Visual Cortex written by Melissa Saenz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with categories.
Vision And Attention
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Author : Michael Jenkin
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-03-19
Vision And Attention written by Michael Jenkin and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-19 with Medical categories.
This is at once a review and a summary of the tremendous advances that have been made in recent years on the effect of attention on visual perception. This broad-ranging volume will appeal to vision scientists as well as to those involved in using visual processes in computer animations, display design or the sensory systems of machines. Physiologists and neuroscientists interested in any aspect of sensory or motor processes will also find it very useful.
The Neuropsychology Of Mental Illness
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Author : Stephen J. Wood
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-10
The Neuropsychology Of Mental Illness written by Stephen J. Wood and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10 with Medical categories.
Describes neuropsychological approaches to the investigation, description, measurement and management of a wide range of mental illnesses.
Visual Attention And Cortical Circuits
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Author : Jochen Braun
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2001
Visual Attention And Cortical Circuits written by Jochen Braun and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Medical categories.
An attempt to derive a comprehensive theory of attention from both neurobiological and psychological data.
The Cognitive Neuroscience Of Attention
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Author : Joseph B. Hopfinger
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-12-17
The Cognitive Neuroscience Of Attention written by Joseph B. Hopfinger and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-17 with Psychology categories.
Attention refers to our ability to selectively process the vast array of stimuli impinging upon our senses at every moment. The mental processes of attention are critical for allowing us to maintain focus and complete tasks efficiently, even within distracting environments. The brain mechanisms of attention have been studied for decades, yet much still remains unknown, and consensus on core issues remains elusive. A unique aspect of this book are chapters that highlight recent debates on critical issues in attention research. Each of these chapters includes a comprehensive discussion paper that is followed by peer commentaries and an authors' responses. These debates include whether attention can modulate activity of even the earliest cortical processing region and whether changes in white matter are critical for plasticity-related effects of attention training. In addition to these discussion chapters, the book presents cutting-edge research on some of the newest theories of attentional control and selective attention, including the influence of practice, epigenetics, reward, social interaction, and distractor suppression. These studies employ advanced cognitive neuroscience methods such as neurostimulation, functional neuroimaging pattern analysis, and the evaluation of oscillatory brain activity to shed light on the brain mechanisms underlying attention. The chapters in this book were originally published as articles in various issues of the journal Cognitive Neuroscience.
Neural Mechanisms Of Spatial Attention
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Author : Ashley Royston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Neural Mechanisms Of Spatial Attention written by Ashley Royston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Elucidating the neural bases of selective attention continues to be a key challenge for psychologists, vision scientists and cognitive neuroscientists. It also represents an essential aim in translational efforts to measure, treat and prevent visual and attentional deficits, to improve teaching and learning, and to tailor automated situational awareness and alerting systems to human capabilities. Past human functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalographic (EEG) studies, as well as animal electrophysiological studies, have provided considerable information about the temporal properties, neuroanatomical substrates, and cellular- and synaptic-level mechanisms underlying attention. Despite substantial convergence in the mechanisms of attention revealed by these different approaches, there remain significant unresolved quandaries in the scientific literature. In particular, it is currently debated whether attention can influence neural activity during the initial feedforward wave of visual processing in human primary visual cortex (V1). FMRI in humans and cellular recordings in monkeys both suggest spatial attention can influence afferent sensory processing in V1. In sharp contrast, however, such effects of attention have not been reliably reported for human EEG recordings; the short-latency C1 component of the visually evoked event-related potential (ERP) that is generated in V1 is typically not affected by selective attention. Given the fMRI findings and the animal studies, what can explain this discrepancy? FMRI activations are tied to slow changes in cerebral hemodynamics that cannot distinguish between attention effects on incoming signals and activations due to longer-latency feedback activation of V1 from higher stages of visual processing—therefore, fMRI evidence is equivocal regarding whether attention-related V1 activations represent modulations of feedforward or feedback V1 activity. However, human and animal electrophysiology both provide the temporal resolution to distinguished between initial afferent volleys and feedback activity, making it difficult to reconcile the positive findings in monkeys and the negative findings in humans. The overarching hypothesis of this dissertation is that differences in the methods and paradigms between monkey and human studies could contribute to the differences in attention effects in V1. Specifically, monkey studies typically use continuous stimulation that is arguably more similar to natural vision than the punctate stimulation paradigms (e.g., trial-by-trial spatial cuing) often used in humans to study the effects of attention on sensory processing. Ongoing stimulation may trigger attention-related feedback signals from higher areas onto V1 that might not arise, or might not be observable, when simple, single, isolated stimuli are used. To investigate whether the nature of ongoing visual stimulation may account for some of the discrepancies reported in the literature, this dissertation examines human ERPs recorded during selective attention in six variations of a novel spatial attention task that builds on a paradigm successfully used to reveal V1 attention effects in nonhuman primates. Using this task, significant effects of spatial attention were observed on the amplitude of the C1 ERP in humans (Chapter 2). The addition of high-resolution eye gaze monitoring, however, demonstrated that small, systematic deviations of eye gaze in the direction of the cue hemifield likely contributed to the Chapter 2 finding, and when data from trials with deviations of eye gaze were eliminated, no attentional modulation on the C1 ERP remained (Chapter 3). Therefore, the main hypothesis that stimulus-triggered feedback attentional modulation of V1 signals should be observed as changes in C1 ERP amplitude, was not supported. Although the present findings do not explain the differences between spatial attention effects in monkey and human V1, they do provide additional support for the model that spatial attention effects observed using fMRI in humans is likely not the result of changes in input signal processing in V1, but instead reflects later recurrent activation of V1 that serves other computational purposes.
The Oxford Handbook Of Attention
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Author : Anna C. Nobre
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2014-02-13
The Oxford Handbook Of Attention written by Anna C. Nobre and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-13 with Psychology categories.
During the last three decades, there have been enormous advances in our understanding of the neural mechanisms of selective attention at the network as well as the cellular level. The Oxford Handbook of Attention brings together the different research areas that constitute contemporary attention research into one comprehensive and authoritative volume. In 40 chapters, it covers the most important aspects of attention research from the areas of cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, human and animal neuroscience, computational modelling, and philosophy. The book is divided into 4 main sections. Following an introduction from Michael Posner, the books starts by looking at theoretical models of attention. The next two sections are dedicated to spatial attention and non-spatial attention respectively. Within section 4, the authors consider the interactions between attention and other psychological domains. The last two sections focus on attention-related disorders, and finally, on computational models of attention. Aimed at both scholars and students, the Oxford Handbook of Attention provides a concise and state-of-the-art review of the current literature in this field.