Capture of the eyes by relevant and irrelevant onsets

Mulckhuyse, Manon; Zoest, Wieske van; Theeuwes, Jan

doi:10.1007/s00221-007-1226-3

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“…The results of the cumulative latency distribution analysis replicated the results of Mulckhuyse et al (2008), in that selection of the target-similar (grey) distractor was already delayed in the 20 % earliest eye movements and increased further with longer latency saccades (Mulckhuyse et al, 2008;Exp. 2).…”

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“…Cumulative Latency Distribution Analysis A cumulative latency distribution analysis as in Mulckhuyse et al (2008) could only be conducted for the target-similar red and blue distractor in the red premask condition, as the other distractors were selected too infrequently. As shown in Fig.…”

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“…The feedforward view often has been tested against the dual stage account by comparing responses to suddenly appearing objects (onsets; Ludwig & Gilchrist, 2002;Mulckhuyse, van Zoest & Theeuwes, 2008;Yantis & Jonides, 1984). An onset or the sudden appearance of a stimulus is thought to generate an early, strong bottom-up signal that can automatically attract attention to its location (Yantis & Jonides, 1984).…”

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“…Instead, target-similar onsets were selected with a small delay that was nonsignificant for the earliest saccades and increased with the latencies of saccades. Correspondingly, Mulckhuyse et al (2008) concluded that the earliest eye movements were driven to the onsets in virtue of their sudden appearance, and that top-down processes modulated visual selection only at a later stage, via feedback connections (see also Van Zoest, Donk, & Theeuwes, 2004).…”

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“…Of note, the premasks were all red, and the target was defined by a colour change to grey (Mulckhuyse et al, 2008). Presenting a grey stimulus in the same position as a coloured premask stimulus can produce a colour after-effect, so that a grey target stimulus initially appears to be greenish blue before it fades to grey (due to chromatic adaptation of the Bred^cones; see Lucasson, 1993 andTheeuwes, 2004, footnote 1).…”

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Top-down knowledge modulates onset capture in a feedforward manner

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How do we select behaviourally important information from cluttered visual environments? Previous research has shown that both top-down, goal-driven factors and bottom-up, stimulus-driven factors determine which stimuli are selected. However, it is still debated when top-down processes modulate visual selection. According to a feedforward account, top-down processes modulate visual processing even before the appearance of any stimuli, whereas others claim that top-down processes modulate visual selection only at a late stage, via feedback processing. In line with such a dual stage account, some studies found that eye movements to an irrelevant onset distractor are not modulated by its similarity to the target stimulus, especially when eye movements are launched early (within 150-ms post stimulus onset). However, in these studies the target transiently changed colour due to a colour after-effect that occurred during premasking, and the time course analyses were incomplete. The present study tested the feedforward account against the dual stage account in two eye tracking experiments, with and without colour after-effects (Exp. 1), as well when the target colour varied randomly and observers were informed of the target colour with a word cue (Exp. 2). The results showed that top-down processes modulated the earliest eye movements to the onset distractors (<150-ms latencies), without incurring any costs for selection of target matching distractors. These results unambiguously support a feedforward account of topdown modulation.

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Presenting Information on the Driver’s Demand on a Head-Up Display

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Klaus

Butz

2017

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Head-up displays present driving-related information close to the road scene. The content is readily accessible, but potentially clutters the driver's view and occludes important parts. This can lead to distraction and negatively influence driving performance. Superimposing display content only on demand-triggered by the driver whenever needed-might provide a good tradeoff between the accessibility of relevant information and the distraction caused by its display. In this paper we present a driving simulator study that investigated the influence of the self-triggered superimposition on workload, distraction and performance. In particular, we compared a gaze-based and a manually triggered superimposition with the permanent display of information and a baseline (speedometer only). We presented four pieces of information with different relevance and update frequency to the driver. We found an increased workload and distraction for the gaze-and manually triggered HUDs as well as an impact on user experience. Participants preferred to have the HUD displayed permanently and with only little content.

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Reduced attentional capture by reward following an acute dose of alcohol

2020

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Rationale Previous research has shown that physically-salient and reward-related distractors can automatically capture attention and eye-gaze in a visual search task, even though participants are motivated to ignore these stimuli. Objectives To examine whether an acute, low dose of alcohol would influence involuntary attentional capture by stimuli signalling reward. Methods Participants were assigned to the alcohol or placebo group before completing a visualsearch task. Successful identification of the target earned either a low or high monetary reward but this reward was omitted if any eye gaze was registered on the reward-signalling distractor. Results Participants who had consumed alcohol were significantly less likely than those in the placebo condition to have their attention captured by a distractor stimulus that signalled the availability of high reward. Analysis of saccade latencies suggested that this difference reflected a reduction in the likelihood of impulsive eye-movements following alcohol. Conclusions Our findings suggest that alcohol intoxication reduces the capacity to attend to information in the environment that is not directly relevant to the task at hand, consistent with alcohol myopia theory. In the current task this led to a performance benefit under alcohol, but in situations that require rapid responding to salient events the effect on behaviour would be deleterious.

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Capture of the eyes by relevant and irrelevant onsets

Cited by 62 publications

References 38 publications

Top-down knowledge modulates onset capture in a feedforward manner

Top-down knowledge modulates onset capture in a feedforward manner

Presenting Information on the Driver’s Demand on a Head-Up Display

Reduced attentional capture by reward following an acute dose of alcohol

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