Automatic visual selection

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titleAutomatic visual selection
start_date2012/06/08
schedule14h-15h
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location_infoAmphi Charve
summaryIn the present presentation I will argue that the salience map that drives automatic selection is not only determined by raw physical salience of the objects in the environment but also by the way these objects are shaped by selection history. We provide evidence that priming (feature and reward priming) sharpens the cortical representation of these objects such that these objects appear to be more salient above and beyond their physical salience. We demonstrate that this type of priming is not under volitional control: it occurs even if observers try to volitionally prepare for something else. In other words, looking at red prepares our brain for things that are red even if we volitionally try to prepare for green.
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