An updating-based working memory load alters the dynamics of eye movements but not their spatial extent during free viewing of natural scenes.

ABSTRACT: The relationship between spatial deployments of attention and working memory load is an important topic of study, with clear implications for real-world tasks such as driving. Previous research has generally shown that attentional breadth broadens under higher load, while exploratory eye-movement behaviour also appears to change with increasing load. However, relatively little research has compared the effects of working memory load on different kinds of spatial deployment, especially in conditions that require updating of the contents of working memory rather than simple retrieval. The present study undertook such a comparison by measuring participants' attentional breadth (via an undirected Navon task) and their exploratory eye-movement behaviour (a free-viewing recall task) under low an

SUBMITTER: Wyche NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10805812 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature