Peripheral cues and gaze direction jointly focus attention and inhibition of return

Skarratt, Paul A.; Hudson, Matthew

Abstract

Centrally presented gaze cues typically elicit a delayed inhibition of return (IOR) effect compared to peripheral exogenous cues. We investigated whether gaze cues elicit early onset IOR when presented peripherally. Faces were presented in the left or right peripheral hemifields, which then gazed upward or downward. A target appeared in one of four oblique spatial locations giving the cue and target horizontal or vertical congruency, both, or neither. After establishing that peripheral movement and gaze direction jointly facilitate target processing at short durations (200 ms: Experiment 1), IOR was evident for peripheral motion at longer time courses (800 and 2400 ms: Experiment 2). Only after 2400 ms did gaze direction additionally contribute to IOR for the specific gazed at location, showing the inverse pattern of response times to Experiment 1. The onset of IOR for gaze cues is independent from peripheral exogenous cueing but nevertheless contributes to the allocation of attention.

Citation

Skarratt, P. A., & Hudson, M. (2016). Peripheral cues and gaze direction jointly focus attention and inhibition of return. Cognitive neuroscience, 7(1-4), 67-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/17588928.2015.1053444

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 21, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Aug 10, 2015
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Aug 10, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 23, 2017
• Journal: Cognitive neuroscience
• Print ISSN: 1758-8928
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 1-4
• Pages: 67-73
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17588928.2015.1053444
• Keywords: Gaze direction; Attention; Facilitation; Inhibition of return; Peripheral vision
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/377534
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17588928.2015.1053444#abstract
• Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Cognitive neuroscience on 10 August 2015, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17588928.2015.1053444
• Contract Date: Nov 23, 2017