Attention and feature integration in the feature inheritance effect.
Features of neighboring elements are not processed independently. Often, it is assumed that nearby features are integrated by a (pre-attentive) pooling mechanism. Here, we show that in the feature inheritance effect some features are integrated across space whereas others are not. This result may be partly explained by a very focused spatial attention. Our findings challenge models based on a simple pooling mechanism.
Sharikadze
Megi
M
Laboratory of Psychophysics, Brain Mind Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne, Switzerland. msharikadze@yahoo.com
Fahle
Manfred
M
Herzog
Michael H
MH
D001288:Attention; D003463:Cues; D005556:Form Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009903:Optical Illusions; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D011601:Psychophysics