Visual Attention and Eye Movements

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · Sep 26, 2017

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This laboratory studies visual perception with a focus on the interaction between eye movements and attention. It is well established that attending to a stimulus can profoundly alter perception. For example, attending to a speaker at a crowded party can almost completely filter background both in terms of auditory noise and visual distractions. Although laboratory studies have traditionally investigated the effects of attentional changes in the absence of eye movements, under natural conditions, visual attention is often accompanied by orienting movements to direct our head and eyes toward...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age between 18-65
• • Corrected-to-normal vision
• • No known diagnosis of visual or auditory disorder or impairment
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Does not have corrected-to-normal vision
• • Unable to understand and follow the instructions given of the study
• • Known diagnosis of visual or auditory disorder or impairment