title: Evidence for attentional processing in spatial localization.
abstract: Using a dual-task methodology, this study examined the involvement of selective attention in spatial localization. Thirty participants located a single, briefly presented, peripheral target stimulus, appearing in one of 50 positions on either side of a central fixation point, with or without the requirement to identify a simultaneously presented central distractor stimulus. Results revealed a robust interference effect in localization performance at short target durations that depended on the number of the to-be-identified distractor items. This outcome provides convergent support for the role of the attentional system in spatial localization.
authors: Department of Movement Sciences, University of Maastricht, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands. jos.adam@bw.unimaas.nl
authors: Jos J
authors: JJ
authors: Adam
authors: Eddy J
authors: EJ
authors: Davelaar
authors: Annoek
authors: A
authors: van der Gouw
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Willems
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D006801:Humans; D009949:Orientation; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D011930:Reaction Time