Selection history and visual attention

In this project, we investigate whether selection history influences attentional guidance. So far, we have focused on the potential influence of previously learned and selected target features that became irrelevant in a subsequent search task.

visual attention attentional guidance selection history

Publications

Top-down knowledge surpasses selection history in influencing attentional guidance
This publication provides strong evidence for the dominant influence of using a specific search criterion on involuntary attentional guidance, that would not be possible without the fine-grained temporal analysis used in this paper.
Markus Grüner, Florian Goller, Ulrich Ansorge
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Events

The influence of learned versus instructed target features on attentional control settings
Recorded Talk
March 15, 2021 Ulm University, Germany (@Home)
Markus Grüner, Florian Goller, Ulrich Ansorge
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The influence of learned versus instructed target features on attentional control settings
The emergence of top-down search templates: Instruction vs. reinforcement learning
Poster
September 27, 2019 University of La Laguna, Tenerife
Markus Grüner, Florian Goller, Ulrich Ansorge
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The emergence of top-down search templates: Instruction vs. reinforcement learning