Attentional gain is modulated by probabilistic feature expectations in a spatial cueing task: ERP evidence.

ABSTRACT: Several theoretical and empirical studies suggest that attention and perceptual expectations influence perception in an interactive manner, whereby attentional gain is enhanced for predicted stimuli. The current study assessed whether attention and perceptual expectations interface when they are fully orthogonal, i.e., each of them relates to different stimulus features. We used a spatial cueing task with block-wise spatial attention cues that directed attention to either left or right visual field, in which Gabor gratings of either predicted (more likely) or unpredicted (less likely) orientation were presented. The lateralised posterior N1pc component was additively influenced by attention and perceptual expectations. Bayesian analysis showed no reliable evidence for the interactive effec

SUBMITTER: Marzecova A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5758810 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature