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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Visual Attention Research

Background:

  • Attentional control settings (ACSs) guide attention based on goals, determining stimulus capture.
  • Previous research suggested long-term memory (LTM) could influence ACSs, but rapid attentional control seemed unlikely.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if LTM-based ACSs can rapidly control early attentional orienting.
  • To assess the time course of LTM influence on attentional capture.

Main Methods:

  • Electroencephalography (EEG) was used during an attention cueing task.
  • Participants studied target objects and then ignored cues (one studied, one non-studied) preceding a trial.
  • The N2pc event-related potential was measured to track attentional orienting.

Main Results:

  • Studied cues elicited the N2pc, indicating early attentional orienting towards them.
  • This effect occurred within 170 ms, demonstrating rapid control by LTM ACSs.
  • Attentional orienting was preferential towards studied cues over non-studied cues, despite instructions to ignore cues.

Conclusions:

  • LTM-based ACSs rapidly influence early attentional orienting and capture.
  • Findings necessitate an update to current models of attentional capture to incorporate LTM guidance.
  • This research provides evidence for fast, memory-driven control of visual attention.