Object-based auditory and visual attention |
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Authors: | Shinn-Cunningham Barbara G |
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Affiliation: | Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, Hearing Research Center, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA. shinn@cns.bu.edu |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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