Attention “Blinks” Differently for Plants and Animals

We use an established paradigm in visual cognition, the “attentional blink,” to demonstrate that our attention is captured more slowly by plants than by animals. This suggests fundamental differences in how the visual system processes plants, which may contribute to plant blindness considered broadl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Balas, Benjamin, Momsen, Jennifer L.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society for Cell Biology 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152205/