Visual attention and stability.
In the present review, we address the relationship between attention and visual stability. Even though with each eye, head and body movement the retinal image changes dramatically, we perceive the world as stable and are able to perform visually guided actions. However, visual stability is not as complete as introspection would lead us to believe. We attend to only a few items at a time and stability is maintained only for those items. There appear to be two distinct mechanisms underlying visual stability. The first is a passive mechanism: the visual system assumes the world to be stable, unless there is a clear discrepancy between the pre- and post-saccadic image of the region surrounding the saccade target. This is related to the pre-saccadic shift of attention, which allows for an accurate preview of the saccade target. The second is an active mechanism: information about attended objects is remapped within retinotopic maps to compensate for eye movements. The locus of attention itself, which is also characterized by localized retinotopic activity, is remapped as well. We conclude that visual attention is crucial in our perception of a stable world.
Department of Cognitive Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. s.mathot@psy.vu.nl
Sebastiaan
S
Mathôt
Jan
J
Theeuwes
D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D006801:Humans; D012438:Saccades / Q000502:physiology*; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*
Exp Brain Res. 2007 Jul;180(4):609-28
17588185
Nature. 2006 Nov 16;444(7117):374-7
17093408
Int J Psychophysiol. 2000 Mar;35(2-3):165-77
10677645
Exp Brain Res. 2014 Feb;232(2):609-18
24276312
J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform. 1987 Aug;13(3):449-63
2958593
Vision Res. 1996 Jun;36(12):1827-37
8759451
J Neurophysiol. 2007 Feb;97(2):1738-55
17093130
Nat Neurosci. 2007 Feb;10(2):249-55
17195842
Vision Res. 1983;23(8):765-8
6623935
Vision Res. 1981;21(2):255-61
7269302
Acta Psychol (Amst). 1982 Dec;52(3):175-96
7168365
Cogn Psychol. 1991 Jul;23(3):420-56
1884598
J Neurophysiol. 2004 Mar;91(3):1381-402
14573558
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Mar 19;99(6):4026-31
11904446
Atten Percept Psychophys. 2010 Apr;72(3):651-7
20348571
J Cogn Neurosci. 2010 Aug;22(8):1730-8
19803692
J Vis. 2009 Apr 30;9(4):28.1-14
19757937
J Neurophysiol. 1995 May;73(5):1988-2003
7623096
Science. 1982 Jan 8;215(4529):192-4
7053571
Psychol Sci. 2010 Dec;21(12):1793-8
21078894
Neuron. 2000 Jun;26(3):703-14
10896165
Trends Neurosci. 2001 Feb;24(2):113-21
11164942
J Neurophysiol. 1996 Nov;76(5):2841-52
8930237
Vision Res. 2008 Sep;48(19):1949-54
18621074
Trends Cogn Sci. 2010 Apr;14(4):147-53
20189870
Nature. 1997 Oct 23;389(6653):845-8
9349815
Vision Res. 2010 Jan;50(2):249-59
19833147
Annu Rev Neurosci. 2004;27:611-47
15217345
Annu Rev Neurosci. 2008;31:317-38
18558858
J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform. 1984 Oct;10(5):601-21
6238122
Eur J Neurosci. 1995 Dec 1;7(12):2486-501
8845954
Vision Res. 1998 Oct;38(20):3147-59
9893822
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2002 May;110(1):83-102
12005230
J Exp Psychol Gen. 2008 Feb;137(1):163-81
18248135
Neuroreport. 2007 Aug 6;18(12):1207-13
17632269
Vision Res. 2010 Jun 25;50(14):1328-37
20152853
PLoS Comput Biol. 2008 Feb;4(2):e31
18282086
J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform. 1990 Feb;16(1):199-210
2137518
J Vis. 2008 Oct 23;8(14):9.1-9
19146310
Neuron. 2003 Jul 17;39(2):361-73
12873391
J Vis. 2008 Dec 18;8(14):23.1-16
19146324
J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform. 2000 Apr;26(2):776-88
10811175
J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform. 1996 Jun;22(3):563-81
8666953
Vision Res. 2008 Sep;48(20):2070-89
18513781
Vision Res. 2010 Jun 18;50(13):1225-34
20382174
Vision Res. 1996 Apr;36(7):985-96
8736258
J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform. 1998 Jun;24(3):780-90
9627416
J Vis. 2009 May 15;9(5):16.1-7
19757894
J Vis. 2009 Aug 10;9(9):1.1-7
19761334
J Neurophysiol. 1990 Aug;64(2):489-508
2213128
J Theor Biol. 1977 Mar 7;65(1):141-69
191700
Curr Biol. 2005 Oct 11;15(19):1745-8
16213821
Annu Rev Neurosci. 2010;33:1-21
20192813
J Vis. 2009 Sep 10;9(10):10.1-17
19810791
Vision Res. 1999 Jan;39(1):71-86
10211397
J Neurophysiol. 1991 Sep;66(3):1109-24
1753277
Vision Res. 1975 Jun;15(6):719-22
1138489
Vision Res. 2002 Feb;42(3):379-91
11809489
Neuron. 2001 Mar;29(3):757-67
11301034
Nat Neurosci. 2007 Jul;10(7):903-7
17589507
J Exp Psychol Gen. 1980 Mar;109(1):75-97
6445405
Vision Res. 2000;40(10-12):1203-15
10788636
Vision Res. 1995 Jul;35(13):1897-916
7660596
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Aug 24;101(34):12712-7
15304659
Science. 1985 Aug 23;229(4715):782-4
4023713
Science. 1988 Apr 15;240(4850):338-40
3353728
Vision Res. 1976;16(6):621-8
960586
Q J Exp Psychol. 1980 Feb;32(1):3-25
7367577
Percept Psychophys. 1980 Sep;28(3):241-8
7433002
Neuroscientist. 2005 Oct;11(5):484-93
16151048
Psychol Sci. 2008 Jul;19(7):733-9
18727790
J Vis. 2010 Jan 19;10(1):8.1-13
20143901
J Neurosci. 2008 Oct 15;28(42):10654-62
18923041
Science. 1992 Jan 3;255(5040):90-2
1553535
J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform. 1985 Dec;11(6):777-87
2934508
Percept Psychophys. 2000 Jul;62(5):969-83
10997043
Vision Res. 2009 Jun;49(10):1249-55
18457855
Nature. 1998 Jan 29;391(6666):481-4
9461214
Exp Brain Res. 2010 Jan;200(1):117-22
19882149
Percept Psychophys. 1983 Jul;34(1):49-57
6634358
Percept Psychophys. 2000 May;62(4):673-83
10883576
Nat Neurosci. 2002 Jul;5(7):631-2
12068304
J Neurosci. 2008 Apr 9;28(15):3988-99
18400898