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  • 1Department of Psychology & Institute of Information Processing and Decision Making, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Khoushy Ave., Mount Carmel, Haifa 3498838, Israel.

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Studying the attentional window is crucial. New methods measuring pupillary light response offer a way to overcome limitations of traditional response-based measures in spatial attention research.

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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Visual Perception

Background:

  • Understanding the spatial distribution of attention (the attentional window) is vital for multiple scientific domains.
  • Current research often relies on response-based measures (e.g., reaction time, distractor interference), which can be confounded by factors like distractor visibility and response biases.
  • These limitations hinder a clear understanding of attentional window dynamics.

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  • To overcome confounds inherent in traditional response-based paradigms.

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  • Investigated attentional modulations using pupillary light response.

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    • These findings suggest a viable alternative to response-based measures.

    Conclusions:

    • Measuring pupillary light response offers a response-independent method to study the attentional window.
    • This approach mitigates confounds associated with traditional response-based measures.
    • Novel paradigms utilizing pupillary responses advance the study of spatial attention distribution.