Rapid and long-lasting learning of feature binding.

ABSTRACT: How are features integrated (bound) into objects and how can this process be facilitated? Here we investigated the role of rapid perceptual learning in feature binding and its long-lasting effects. By isolating thecontributions of individual features from their conjunctionsbetween training and test displays, we demonstrate for the first time that training can rapidly and substantially improve feature binding. Observers trained on a conjunction search task consisting of a rapid display with one target-conjunction, then tested with a new target-conjunction. Features were the same between training and test displays. Learning transferred to the new target when its conjunction was presented as a distractor, but not when only its component features were presented in different conjunction distrac

SUBMITTER: Yashar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4939117 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature