NIH R01 · 2024
Neural Mechanisms for Feature-Based Attention
PROJECT SUMMARY. To find an object in a complex scene, we use feature-based attention to guide our search, typically in conjunction with spatial attention and targeting eye movements. When searching for our keys on a table, for example, the features of the keys are used as an attentional template that guides the eyes to the various objects sharing features with keys until the keys are found. Work from our own and other labs has found that objects with attended features or attended locations are processed more efficiently in visual cortex, while the processing of unattended, distracting objects is suppressed. To design an effective neural prosthesis or to treat people with sensory or…
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