"ViSA: A neurodynamic model for visuo-spatial working memory, attentional blink, and conscious access": Correction to Simione et al. (2012).

Simione, Luca; Raffone, Antonino; Wolters, Gezinus; Salmas, Paola; Nakatani, Chie; Belardinelli, Marta Olivetti; Leeuwen, Cees van

doi:10.1037/a0030050

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“…Most theories of the AB posit some form of limited attentional resource whose temporary depletion produces the characteristic Bblink^in perception (e.g., `Chun & Potter, 1995;Di Lollo, Kawahara, Ghorashi, & Enns, 2005;`Jolicoeur, 1998`Jolicoeur, , 1999`Shapiro, Raymond, & Arnell, 1997), and many computational models have been put forth to explain the phenomenon (e.g., `Bowman & Wyble, 2007;`Dehaene, Sergent, & Changeux, 2003;`Nieuwenhuis et al, 2005;`Olivers & Meeter, 2008;`Shih, 2008;`Simione et al, 2012). The LC-NE model (`Nieuwenhuis et al, 2005), with which we see our results as consistent, is not unique in its ability to accommodate the dynamic facilitation (lag-1 sparing) and inhibition (AB) typically observed.…”

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Spotting rare items makes the brain “blink” harder: Evidence from pupillometry

Papesh

Pinto

2019

Atten Percept Psychophys

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In many visual search tasks (e.g., cancer screening, airport baggage inspections), the most serious search targets occur infrequently. As an ironic side effect, when observers finally encounter important objects (e.g., a weapon in baggage), they often fail to notice them, a phenomenon known as the low-prevalence effect (LPE). Although many studies have investigated LPE search errors, we investigated the attentional consequences of successful rare target detection. Using an attentional blink paradigm, we manipulated how often observers encountered the first serial target (T1), then measured its effects on their ability to detect a following target (T2). Across two experiments, we show that the LPE is more than just an inflated miss rate: When observers successfully detected rare targets, they were less likely to spot subsequent targets. Using pupillometry to index locus-coeruleus (LC) mediated attentional engagement, Experiment 2 confirmed that an LC refractory period mediates the attentional blink (`Nieuwenhuis, Gilzenrat, Holmes, & Cohen, 2005, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 134[3], 291-307), and that these effects emerge relatively quickly following T1 onset. Moreover, in both behavioral and pupil analyses, we found that detecting low-prevalence targets exacerbates the LC refractory period. Consequences for theories of the LPE are discussed.

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