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Audiovisual links in endogenous covert spatial attention

C Spence1, J Driver

  • 1Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, England. cjs1007@cus.cam.ac.uk

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance
|August 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Spatial attention links hearing and vision, even when uncertain. Covert attention shifts in one sense influence the other, showing cross-modal spatial connections.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Sensory Integration

Background:

  • Endogenous covert spatial orienting involves directing attention without eye movements.
  • Understanding cross-modal interactions is crucial for explaining sensory processing.
  • Previous research suggests links between auditory and visual attention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate cross-modal links in endogenous covert spatial orienting between hearing and vision.
  • To determine if attention shifts in one modality influence spatial orienting in another.

Main Methods:

  • Seven experiments were conducted using auditory and visual targets.
  • Participants judged target elevation (up/down) while spatial attention was manipulated.
  • Behavioral measures (judgment speed) were used to infer attentional shifts.

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Main Results:

  • Faster elevation judgments occurred on the side with higher target probability, irrespective of modality.
  • Expectations of targets in one modality induced attention shifts in the other modality.
  • Auditory and visual attention could be 'split' when expected on opposite sides, but shared sides showed stronger effects.

Conclusions:

  • Endogenous covert attention does not operate solely within a supramodal system.
  • Strong spatial links exist between auditory and visual attention.
  • Cross-modal spatial orienting demonstrates significant intersensory interactions.