Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Niraparib treatment patterns and outcomes in first-line maintenance therapy for ovarian cancer: The RENI-1 study.

Chinese medical journal·2026
Same author

Effect of a Quality Management System on Preventing Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter-Related Complications Among Pediatric Patients With Hematology Disorders.

Cancer nursing·2026
Same author

From Pathway Tracing to Actionable Targets: Integrative Mendelian Randomization and Experimental Triangulation Map Metabolic Pathways Across Ovarian Cancer Histotypes.

International journal of molecular sciences·2026
Same author

Arginine restriction exploits DNMT3B-ASS1-driven arginine auxotrophy and mTORC1-suppressed autophagy to overcome niraparib resistance in ovarian cancer.

Cancer letters·2026
Same author

Sex differences in clinical and radiographic features of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in a Chinese population.

Expert review of respiratory medicine·2026
Same author

Estrogen deficiency induces pelvic floor muscle atrophy via ERα/GLUT4 pathway.

PloS one·2026

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jul 9, 2026

A Dual Task Procedure Combined with Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Test Attentional Blink for Nontargets
08:45

A Dual Task Procedure Combined with Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Test Attentional Blink for Nontargets

Published on: December 5, 2014

Brain activities immediately after finding rare targets.

Li Fuhong1, Cao Bihua, Zhang Qinglin

  • 1Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Ministry of Education, China.

Neuroscience Letters
|December 8, 2007
PubMed
Summary

Finding a rare target enhances processing of subsequent stimuli. This study shows that immediate prior knowledge of target frequency doesn't influence stimulus identification, but finding a rare target strengthens the processing of post-target nontargets (PNTs).

More Related Videos

Using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Measure Set-Specific Capture, a Consequence of Distraction While Multitasking
05:58

Using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Measure Set-Specific Capture, a Consequence of Distraction While Multitasking

Published on: August 29, 2018

Simultaneous Eye Tracking and Single-Neuron Recordings in Human Epilepsy Patients
07:43

Simultaneous Eye Tracking and Single-Neuron Recordings in Human Epilepsy Patients

Published on: June 17, 2019

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jul 9, 2026

A Dual Task Procedure Combined with Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Test Attentional Blink for Nontargets
08:45

A Dual Task Procedure Combined with Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Test Attentional Blink for Nontargets

Published on: December 5, 2014

Using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Measure Set-Specific Capture, a Consequence of Distraction While Multitasking
05:58

Using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to Measure Set-Specific Capture, a Consequence of Distraction While Multitasking

Published on: August 29, 2018

Simultaneous Eye Tracking and Single-Neuron Recordings in Human Epilepsy Patients
07:43

Simultaneous Eye Tracking and Single-Neuron Recordings in Human Epilepsy Patients

Published on: June 17, 2019

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Prior knowledge of target frequency is assumed to influence stimulus identification.
  • The immediate impact of encountering a rare target on subsequent processing remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether encountering a rare target immediately influences stimulus identification.
  • To examine the electrophysiological responses to stimuli following rare targets.

Main Methods:

  • Event-related brain potentials (ERPs) were recorded from subjects viewing thousands of pictures.
  • Participants identified categorical targets (e.g., tools) within the visual display.
  • Stimuli were categorized as post-target nontargets (PNTs) or common nontargets (CNTs).

Main Results:

  • Participants responded faster to PNTs than to CNTs.
  • PNTs elicited enhanced amplitudes in N1, N2, and parietal P2 ERP components compared to CNTs.
  • N2 latency was longer for PNTs than for CNTs, indicating delayed processing.

Conclusions:

  • Immediate influence of prior target frequency knowledge on judgment was not observed.
  • The act of identifying a rare target appears to enhance the processing of immediately following nontarget stimuli (PNTs).
  • This suggests a rapid, event-driven strengthening of neural processing for stimuli encountered after rare target detection.