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Feature-based attention in visual cortex

Year: 2006

Type: review

Abstract: Although most studies of visual attention have examined the effects of shifting attention between different locations in the visual field, attention can also be directed to particular visual features, such as a color, orientation or a direction of motion. Single-unit studies have shown that attention to a feature modulates neuronal signals in a range of areas in monkey visual cortex. The location-independent property of feature-based attention makes it particularly well suited to modify selectively the neural representations of stimuli or parts within complex visual scenes that match the currently attended feature. This review is part of the TINS special issue on The Neural Substrates of Cognition.

Source: Trends in Neurosciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2006.04.001

Authors: John H.R. Maunsell, Stefan Treue

Institutions: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, German Primate Center

Language: English

Topic: Visual perception and processing mechanisms

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $7,030

Funders: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute