Serial processing of stimulus identity and shift readiness predictions.

ABSTRACT: As an individual's goals change, they must flexibly shift the focus of attention. In real-world scenarios, multiple stimuli, each with different likelihoods, can signal that it is appropriate to shift or to hold attention on a moment-by-moment basis. In the current study, we independently manipulated the likelihood of shifting attention and the likelihood of receiving particular cue stimuli by presenting multiple shift- and hold-attention cues to dissociate the behavioral costs associated with violations of shift readiness from stimulus identity predictions. After excluding trials with exact cue stimulus repetitions-where response times were significantly shorter than for other trials-we observed additive updating costs for shift and stimulus identity likelihood prediction errors across tw

SUBMITTER: Sali AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12568794 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature