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Visuo-spatial orienting during active exploratory behavior: Processing of task-related and stimulus-related signals

Emiliano Macaluso1, Akitoshi Ogawa2

  • 1ImpAct Team, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (UCBL1, INSERM 1028, CNRS 5292), Lyon, France; Neuroimaging Laboratory, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy.

Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior
|September 26, 2017
PubMed
Summary

This study explored how the brain processes visual attention signals in complex virtual environments. Findings reveal distinct brain regions, like the posterior parietal cortex, involved in responding to salient stimuli and task-relevant information during active exploration.

Keywords:
Eye-movementsSpatial orientingVirtual realityVisual searchfMRI

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