Statistical learning of spatiotemporal target regularities in the absence of saliency.

ABSTRACT: In previous studies, it was established that individuals can implicitly learn spatiotemporal regularities related to how the distribution of target locations unfolds across the time course of a single trial. However, these regularities were tied to the appearance of salient targets that are known to capture attention in a bottom-up way. The current study investigated whether the saliency of target is necessary for this type of learning to occur. In a visual search task, participants were instructed to search for a unique circle with a gap (Landolt C) among two other circles and indicate the location of the gap. Unbeknownst to them, the onset timing of search displays predicted the target location. Specifically, the target appeared more frequently at one peripheral location with an early on

SUBMITTER: Xu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11865177 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature