Theories of attention posit that attentional guidance operates on information held in a target
template within memory. The template is often thought to contain veridical target features …

The capacity to briefly memorize fleeting sensory information supports visual search and
behavioral interactions with relevant stimuli in the environment. Traditionally, studies …

Computational theories propose that attention modulates the topographical landscape of
spatial'priority'maps in regions of the visual cortex so that the location of an important object …

Memories are about the past, but they serve the future. Memory research often emphasizes
the former aspect: focusing on the functions that re-constitute (re-member) experience and …

Human performance on perceptual classification tasks approaches that of an ideal observer,
but economic decisions are often inconsistent and intransitive, with preferences reversing …

Many aspects of perception and cognition are supported by activity in neural populations
that are tuned to different stimulus features (eg, orientation, spatial location, color). Goal …

The foundation for modern understanding of how we make perceptual decisions about what
we see or where to look comes from considering the optimal way to perform these …

Although practice has long been known to improve perceptual performance, the neural
basis of this improvement in humans remains unclear. Using fMRI in conjunction with a …

For neural activity to be linked with cognitive function, information is needed about both the
temporal dynamics and the content of neural codes. Traditionally, recording of single …

Two factors play important roles in shaping perception: the allocation of selective attention to
behaviorally relevant sensory features, and prior expectations about regularities in the …