Automatic detection of motion direction changes in the human brain

P Pazo-Alvarez1, E Amenedo, F Cadaveira

  • 1Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Universitario Sur, S/N, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. pcpazo@usc.es

Summary

The human visual system may automatically detect unexpected changes in motion direction, even without attention. This suggests a preattentive change detection mechanism similar to other senses.