Frontiers in Cognition,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
3
Опубликована: Июнь 13, 2024
Introduction
Visual
search
is
facilitated
when
participants
encounter
targets
in
repeated
display
arrangements.
This
“contextual-cueing”
effect
attributed
to
incidental
learning
of
spatial
distractor-target
relations,
which
subsequently
guides
visual
more
effectively
toward
the
target
location.
Conversely,
behaviorally
significant,
though
task-irrelevant,
negative
emotional
stimuli
may
involuntarily
capture
attention
and
thus
hamper
performance
search.
raises
question
how
these
two
attention-guiding
factors
connect.
Methods
To
this
end,
we
investigated
an
emotionally
alerting
stimulus
induced
by
different
classes
(face,
scene)
pictures
prior
task
relates
memory-related
plasticity.
We
tested
46
who
were
presented
with
non-repeated
layouts,
preceded
at
variable
(50,
500,
1,000
ms)
intervals
vs.
neutral
faces
or
scenes.
Results
found
that
contextual
was
increased
compared
scenes,
resulted
no
cueing
observed
all,
while
modulation
for
(vs.
neutral)
faces.
occurred
independent
between
display.
Discussion
conclude
scenes
are
particularly
effective
withdrawing
attentional
resources,
biasing
individual
perform
a
passive,
i.e.,
receptive,
manner,
which,
turn,
improves
automatic
learning.
Frontiers in Psychology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
14
Опубликована: Сен. 27, 2023
High
fear
reaction,
preferential
attention,
or
fast
detection
are
only
a
few
of
the
specific
responses
which
snakes
evoke
in
humans.
Previous
research
has
shown
that
these
shared
amongst
several
distinct
cultures
suggesting
evolutionary
origin
response.
However,
populations
from
sub-Saharan
Africa
have
been
largely
missing
experimental
focused
on
this
issue.
In
paper,
we
focus
effect
snake
threat
display
human
spontaneous
attention.
We
performed
an
eye-tracking
experiment
with
participants
Somaliland
and
Czechia
investigated
whether
attention
is
swayed
towards
threatening
posture.
Seventy-one
Somalis
71
Czechs
were
tested;
samples
matched
for
gender
comparable
age
structure
education
level.
also
morphotype
as
differ
their
display.
found
posture
indeed
gazed
upon
more
than
relaxed
(non-threatening)
Further,
large
was
especially
prominent
cobras,
less
vipers,
mostly
non-significant
other
morphotypes.
Finally,
despite
highly
different
cultural
environmental
backgrounds,
overall
pattern
reaction
similar
supporting
phenomenon.
concluded
preferentially
directed
snakes,
cobras
postures.
Cognition & Emotion,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 15
Опубликована: Окт. 27, 2024
Image
data
serves
as
a
valuable
resource
for
investigating
relationships
between
colors
and
emotions.
This
study
conducts
an
image-based
visual
corpus
analysis
on
the
color
associations
of
100
Chinese
emotion
words,
aiming
to
uncover
pivotal
roles
in
understanding
emotional
concepts.
The
addresses
two
primary
objectives:
(i)
examining
interrelations
among
four
affective
properties
(valence,
arousal,
prototypicality,
emotionality)
attributes
(Jz:
dimension
depicting
black-white
distinction,
Az:
green-red,
Bz:
blue-yellow,
variability)
associated
with
these
words;
(ii)
assessing
efficacy
information
profiling
(dis)similarities
different
words.
empirical
results
reveal
significant
positive
correlations
variability
Jz
valence,
Az
Bz
well
negative
correlation
prototypicality;
effectiveness
valence-dominated
contributes
support
complement
existing
research
color-emotion
mappings.
Moreover,
it
advances
methodological
approaches
by
advocating
utilisation
image
address
theoretical
inquiries
cognitive
science.
This
paper
discusses
(i)
the
usefulness
and
(ii)
clarity
of
concept
arousal.
In
discussing
its
usefulness,
I
argue
that
we
can
explain
some
key
“arousal
effects”
without
relying
on
To
do
so,
consider
role
appraisal
affective
relevance
as
a
process
mainly
subserved
by
amygdala
explaining
emotional
effects
attention,
memory,
learning.
Then,
with
respect
to
arousal,
use
componential
approach
emotion
suggest
further
research
may
investigate
whether
umbrella
term
“arousal”
covers
five
different
concepts
(energy,
sympathetic
nervous
system
activity,
intensity,
strength,
salience),
each
corresponding
specific
component
emotion.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 8, 2024
The
arousal-biased
competition
theory
posits
that
inducing
arousal
increases
attentional
priority
of
salient
stimuli
while
reducing
non-pertinent
stimuli.
However,
unlike
in
young
adults,
older
adults
rarely
exhibit
shifts
under
increased
arousal,
and
prior
studies
have
proposed
different
neural
mechanisms
to
explain
how
differentially
modulates
selective
attention
adults.
Therefore,
we
investigated
the
threat
unpredictable
shock
control
by
observing
eye
movements.
Participants
completed
two
oculomotor
search
tasks
which
distractor
was
typically
captured
(singleton
search)
or
proactively
suppressed
(feature
search).
We
found
did
not
modulate
for
any
stimulus
among
nor
affect
speed
processing
either
age
group.
Furthermore,
observed
modulated
pupil
sizes
a
correlation
between
evoked
responses
function.
Our
findings
suggest
differences
locus
coeruleus-noradrenaline
system
interacts
with
networks
Frontiers in Cognition,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
3
Опубликована: Июнь 13, 2024
Introduction
Visual
search
is
facilitated
when
participants
encounter
targets
in
repeated
display
arrangements.
This
“contextual-cueing”
effect
attributed
to
incidental
learning
of
spatial
distractor-target
relations,
which
subsequently
guides
visual
more
effectively
toward
the
target
location.
Conversely,
behaviorally
significant,
though
task-irrelevant,
negative
emotional
stimuli
may
involuntarily
capture
attention
and
thus
hamper
performance
search.
raises
question
how
these
two
attention-guiding
factors
connect.
Methods
To
this
end,
we
investigated
an
emotionally
alerting
stimulus
induced
by
different
classes
(face,
scene)
pictures
prior
task
relates
memory-related
plasticity.
We
tested
46
who
were
presented
with
non-repeated
layouts,
preceded
at
variable
(50,
500,
1,000
ms)
intervals
vs.
neutral
faces
or
scenes.
Results
found
that
contextual
was
increased
compared
scenes,
resulted
no
cueing
observed
all,
while
modulation
for
(vs.
neutral)
faces.
occurred
independent
between
display.
Discussion
conclude
scenes
are
particularly
effective
withdrawing
attentional
resources,
biasing
individual
perform
a
passive,
i.e.,
receptive,
manner,
which,
turn,
improves
automatic
learning.
