The Attentional Window Modulates Capture by Audiovisual Events

Visual search is markedly improved when a target color change is synchronized with a spatially non-informative auditory signal. This “pip and pop” effect is an automatic process as even a distractor captures attention when accompanied by a tone. Previous studies investigating visual attention have i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Van der Burg, Erik, Olivers, Christian N. L., Theeuwes, Jan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3393717/