Bridging prediction and attention in current research on perception and action.
Prediction and attention are fundamental brain functions in the service of perception and action. Theories on prediction relate to neural (mental) models inferring about (present or future) sensory or action-related information, whereas theories of attention are about the control of information flow underlying perception and action. Both concepts are related and not always clearly distinguishable. The special issue includes current research on prediction and attention in various subfields of perception and action. It especially considers interactions between predictive and attentive processes, which constitute a newly emerging and highly interesting field of research. As outlined in this editorial, the contributions in this special issue allow specifying as well as bridging concepts on prediction and attention. The joint consideration of prediction and attention also reveals common functional principles of perception and action.
Institute of Psychology, University of Leipzig, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany. Electronic address: schroger@uni-leipzig.de.
Erich
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Schröger
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Department of Neuropsychology, P. O. Box 500 355, D-04303 Leipzig, Germany; Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience, Department of Neuropsychology & Psychopharmacology, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: kotz@cbs.mpg.de.
Sonja A
SA
Kotz
Institute for Brain Cognition and Behavior (IR3C) and Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology, University of Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: isanmiguel@ub.edu.
Iria
I
SanMiguel
D000818:Animals; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*