Linguistic and conceptual control of visual spatial attention.

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  • Author(s): Logan GD;Logan GD
  • Source:
    Cognitive psychology [Cogn Psychol] 1995 Apr; Vol. 28 (2), pp. 103-74.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 0241111 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0010-0285 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00100285 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Cogn Psychol
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: <2000- > : Amsterdam : Elsevier
      Original Publication: San Diego, CA : Academic Press.
    • Subject Terms:
      Attention* ; Concept Formation* ; Orientation* ; Semantics* ; Visual Perception*; Color Perception ; Cues ; Humans ; Pattern Recognition, Visual ; Psychophysics ; Reaction Time
    • Abstract:
      A theory of voluntary, top-down control of visual spatial attention is presented that explains how linguistic cues like "above," "below," "left," and "right" are used to direct attention from one object to another. The theory distinguishes between perceptual and conceptual representations of space and views attention as a set of mechanisms that establish correspondences between the representations. Spatial reference frames play an important part in this analysis. The theory interprets reference frames as mechanisms of attention, similar to spatial indices but with more computational power. The theory was tested in 11 experiments that assessed the importance of linguistic distinctions between classes of spatial relations (basic, deictic, and intrinsic) and examined the flexibility with which subjects manipulated spatial reference frames.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19950401 Date Completed: 19950606 Latest Revision: 20090116
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1006/cogp.1995.1004
    • Accession Number:
      7736720