Saccade endpoints reflect attentional templates in visual search: Evidence from feature distribution learning.

ABSTRACT: In visual search, our gaze is guided by mental representations of stimulus features, known as attentional templates. These templates are thought to be probabilistic, shaped by environmental regularities. For example, participants can learn to distinguish between the shapes of different distractor color distributions in visual search. The present study assessed whether such subtle differences in distractor color distributions (Gaussian vs. uniform) are reflected in saccade endpoints. We conducted two experiments, each consisting of learning trials, designed to prime a specific distractor color distribution, and test trials, where target color varied in its distance from the mean of previously presented distractor distributions. Saccade endpoint deviations were observed through the global ef

SUBMITTER: Entzmann L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12721437 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature