Brain mechanisms for emotional influences on perception and attention: What is magic and what is not

G Pourtois, A Schettino, P Vuilleumier - Biological psychology, 2013 - Elsevier
The rapid and efficient selection of emotionally salient or goal-relevant stimuli in the
environment is crucial for flexible and adaptive behaviors. Converging data from …

The EZ Reader model of eye-movement control in reading: Comparisons to other models

ED Reichle, K Rayner, A Pollatsek - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2003 - cambridge.org
The EZ Reader model (Reichle et al. 1998; 1999) provides a theoretical framework for
understanding how word identification, visual processing, attention, and oculomotor control …

Cortical sources of the early components of the visual evoked potential

F Di Russo, A Martínez, MI Sereno… - Human brain …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to characterize the neural generators of the early components of the visual
evoked potential (VEP) to isoluminant checkerboard stimuli. Multichannel scalp recordings …

[HTML][HTML] The role of selective attention on academic foundations: A cognitive neuroscience perspective

C Stevens, D Bavelier - Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2012 - Elsevier
To the extent that selective attention skills are relevant for academic foundations and
amenable to training, they represent an important focus for the field of education. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Brain states: top-down influences in sensory processing

CD Gilbert, M Sigman - Neuron, 2007 - cell.com
All cortical and thalamic levels of sensory processing are subject to powerful top-down
influences, the shaping of lower-level processes by more complex information. New findings …

The role of the occipital face area in the cortical face perception network

D Pitcher, V Walsh, B Duchaine - Experimental brain research, 2011 - Springer
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have identified spatially distinct face-
selective regions in human cortex. These regions have been linked together to form the …

Electrophysiological correlates of rapid spatial orienting towards fearful faces

G Pourtois, D Grandjean, D Sander… - Cerebral …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
We investigated the spatio-temporal dynamic of attentional bias towards fearful faces.
Twelve participants performed a covert spatial orienting task while recording visual event …

Mental fatigue affects visual selective attention

LG Faber, NM Maurits, MM Lorist - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Mental fatigue is a form of fatigue, induced by continuous task performance. Mentally
fatigued people often report having a hard time keeping their attention focussed and being …

Source analysis of event-related cortical activity during visuo-spatial attention

F Di Russo, A Martínez, SA Hillyard - Cerebral cortex, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Recordings of event-related potentials (ERPs) were combined with structural and functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the spatio-temporal patterns of cortical activity …

Event-related brain potentials: Methods, theory, and applications

M Fabiani, G Gratton… - Handbook of …, 2007 - books.google.com
Ever since Berger (1929) demonstrated that it is possible to record the electrical activity of
the brain by placing electrodes on the surface of the scalp, there has been considerable …