Object-based auditory and visual attention

Theories of visual attention argue that attention operates on perceptual objects, and thus that interactions between object formation and selective attention determine how competing sources interfere with perception. In auditory perception, theories of attention are less mature and no comprehensive...

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Published in:Trends in cognitive sciences 2008-05, Vol.12 (5), p.182-186
Main Author: Shinn-Cunningham, Barbara G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic Stimulation - methods
Activity levels. Psychomotricity
Attention - physiology
Audition
Auditory Perception - physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Brain - physiology
Form Perception - physiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Neurology
Pattern Recognition, Visual - physiology
Perception
Photic Stimulation - methods
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Reaction Time - physiology
Space Perception - physiology
Vigilance. Attention. Sleep
Vision
Visual Perception - physiology
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Summary:Theories of visual attention argue that attention operates on perceptual objects, and thus that interactions between object formation and selective attention determine how competing sources interfere with perception. In auditory perception, theories of attention are less mature and no comprehensive framework exists to explain how attention influences perceptual abilities. However, the same principles that govern visual perception can explain many seemingly disparate auditory phenomena. In particular, many recent studies of ‘informational masking’ can be explained by failures of either auditory object formation or auditory object selection. This similarity suggests that the same neural mechanisms control attention and influence perception across different sensory modalities.
ISSN:1364-6613
1879-307X
DOI:10.1016/j.tics.2008.02.003