Goal-directed attention alters the tuning of object-based representations in extrastriate cortex

Goal-directed attention alters the tuning of object-based representations in extrastriate cortex

Humans survive in environments that contain a vast quantity and variety of visual information. All items of perceived visual information must be represented within a limited number of brain networks. The human brain requires mechanisms for selecting only a relevant fraction of perceived information...

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Main Authors: Anthony J.-W. Chen, Michael eBritton, Gary R. Turner, Jason eVytlacil, Todd W Thompson, Mark eD'Esposito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Prefrontal Cortex
visual attention
working memory
functional MRI
selective attention
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00187/full

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