Load Theory assumes that the extent of processing of task-irrelevant information depends
on the level (high vs. low load) and type (perceptual vs. working memory) of task load. In this …

The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

The way the cognitive system scans the visual environment for relevant information–visual
search in short–has been a long-standing central topic in vision science. From its inception …

An important mechanism used to selectively process relevant information in the environment
is spatial attention. One fundamental way in which spatial attention is deployed is attentional …

Background Processing of linguistic negation has been associated to inhibitory brain
mechanisms. However, no study has tapped this link via multimodal measures in patients …

Load Theory (,) states that the level of perceptual load in a task (ie, the amount of information
involved in processing task-relevant stimuli) determines the efficiency of selective attention …

Among the studies on the perception of gaze vs. non-gaze stimuli, some have shown that
the two types of stimuli trigger different patterns of attentional effects, while others have …

The inattentional blindness phenomenon refers to situations in which a visible but
unexpected stimulus remains consciously unnoticed by observers. This phenomenon is …

Even though deficits in inhibitory control and conflict monitoring are well-known in ADHD,
factors that further modulate these functions remain to be elucidated. One factor that may be …

Some studies using methods introduced by Egly, Driver, and Rafal (1994) to measure object-
based attention have shown surprising effects of object orientation. Rectangles oriented …