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Implied motion as a possible mechanism for encoding other people's attention
Arvid Guterstam1, Michael S A Graziano1
1Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540, United States.
Progress in Neurobiology
|March 29, 2020
Summary
The human brain models others' attention as a physical force and traveling motion. This implicit model helps us track attention and predict social behavior.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Social Neuroscience
Background:
- The human brain constructs sophisticated models of others' attention.
- These models simplify reality, incorporating physically implausible features.
- Previous work identified attention as a force; this study explores its perceived motion.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate whether the human brain models attentive gaze as traveling through space.
- To determine if this perceived motion has measurable perceptual consequences.
Main Methods:
- Participants viewed stimuli depicting directed gaze.
- A perceptual motion adaptation paradigm was employed.
- Behavioral responses were analyzed to assess motion aftereffects.
Main Results:
- People implicitly perceive attentive gaze as moving through space.
- This perception induced a motion adaptation effect, similar to physical motion.
- The findings reveal another physically incoherent feature in the implicit model of attention.
Conclusions:
- The brain's model of attention includes a literal encoding of motion.
- This implicit motion perception may aid in tracking attention and predicting behavior.
- Such models might influence cultural concepts of mind and spirit.
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