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Attention modulates trans-saccadic integration.

Emma E M Stewart¹, Alexander C Schütz¹

¹Allgemeine und Biologische Psychologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany.

Vision Research

|November 30, 2017

Summary

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Visual attention may facilitate trans-saccadic integration. Distracting attention before or during a saccade impaired this visual process in some individuals, suggesting attention

Keywords:

Attention Eye movement Saccade Trans-saccadic integration

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Visual Perception

Background:

Humans integrate low-resolution peripheral vision with high-resolution foveal vision during saccades.
The precise mechanisms for this trans-saccadic integration are not fully understood.
Pre-saccadic attention, a shift of attention before a saccade, is known to influence other peri-saccadic processes.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of visual attention in trans-saccadic integration.
To determine if attentional distractors impair this integration process.
To measure the time-course of any attentional impairment on integration.

Main Methods:

Participants performed a task requiring integration of peripheral and foveal visual information across saccades.
Attentional distractors were presented at specific times relative to saccade execution.
Integration performance was measured with and without distractors.

Main Results:

Attentional distractors impaired trans-saccadic integration performance in subjects who demonstrated integration without distractors.
Impairment was observed when distractors were presented both before saccade onset and during the saccade.
The time-course of attentional influence on integration was examined.

Conclusions:

Visual attention appears to be a facilitating mechanism for trans-saccadic integration.
Disrupting attention can hinder the ability to reconcile visual information across saccades.
Further research is needed to fully elucidate the role of attention in this perceptual process.