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Pseudoneglect, a leftward attention bias, impacts visual search efficiency. This study shows initial leftward eye movements even for right-side targets, leading to longer search times and less efficient scan paths.

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  • Cognitive psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Visual perception

Background:

  • Pseudoneglect is typically measured using simple line bisection tasks.
  • Real-world visual search involves complex stimuli and dynamic eye movements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate pseudoneglect during a complex visual search task using real-world scenes.
  • To analyze the temporal dynamics of pseudoneglect using eye-movement recordings.
  • To determine the impact of pseudoneglect on search efficiency.

Main Methods:

  • Participants searched for specific objects in real-world scene images.
  • Object targets were presented on the left (L-targets) or right (R-targets) side.
  • Scenes were mirrored to control for inherent scene biases.
  • Eye-movement recordings tracked gaze patterns over time.

Main Results:

  • Initial eye movements showed a leftward bias, particularly for L-targets.
  • This leftward bias persisted for approximately one second, even for R-targets.
  • Search for R-targets was less efficient, with longer search times and suboptimal scan paths.
  • Pseudoneglect modulated by task demands and scene guidance.

Conclusions:

  • Pseudoneglect influences visual search efficiency in complex, real-world scenes.
  • Spatial attention biases can lead to measurable differences in search performance.
  • Consideration of spatial asymmetries is crucial for understanding visual search behavior.