Ecological origins of object salience: reward, uncertainty, aversiveness and novelty

Among many objects around us, some of them are more salient than others (i.e., attract our attention automatically). Some objects may be inherently salient (e.g., brighter), but others may become salient by virtue of their ecological relevance through experience. However, the importance of ecologica...

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Main Authors: Ali Ghazizadeh, Whitney Griggs, Okihide Hikosaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2016.00378/full