Attention and prediction modulations in expected and unexpected visuospatial trajectories.

Humans are constantly exposed to a rich tapestry of visual information in a potentially changing environment. To cope with the computational burden this engenders, our perceptual system must use prior context to simultaneously prioritise stimuli of importance and suppress irrelevant surroundings. Th...

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Autores principales:	Kristen S Baker, Alan J Pegna, Naohide Yamamoto, Patrick Johnston
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:aefad03a814d45c8814e8031cf64db742021-12-02T20:13:45ZAttention and prediction modulations in expected and unexpected visuospatial trajectories.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0242753https://doaj.org/article/aefad03a814d45c8814e8031cf64db742021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242753https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Humans are constantly exposed to a rich tapestry of visual information in a potentially changing environment. To cope with the computational burden this engenders, our perceptual system must use prior context to simultaneously prioritise stimuli of importance and suppress irrelevant surroundings. This study investigated the influence of prediction and attention in visual perception by investigating event-related potentials (ERPs) often associated with these processes, N170 and N2pc for prediction and attention, respectively. A contextual trajectory paradigm was used which violated visual predictions and neglected to predetermine areas of spatial interest, to account for the potentially unpredictable nature of a real-life visual scene. Participants (N = 36) viewed a visual display of cued and non-cued shapes rotating in a five-step predictable trajectory, with the fifth and final position of either the cued or non-cued shape occurring in a predictable or unpredictable spatial location. To investigate the predictive coding theory of attention we used factors of attention and prediction, whereby attention was manipulated as either cued or non-cued conditions, and prediction manipulated in either predictable or unpredictable conditions. Results showed both enhanced N170 and N2pc amplitudes to unpredictable compared to predictable stimuli. Stimulus cueing status also increased N170 amplitude, but this did not interact with stimulus predictability. The N2pc amplitude was not affected by stimulus cueing status. In accordance with previous research these results suggest the N170 is in part a visual prediction error response with respect to higher-level visual processes, and furthermore the N2pc may index attention reorientation. The results demonstrate prior context influences the sensitivity of the N170 and N2pc electrophysiological responses. These findings add further support to the role of N170 as a prediction error signal and suggest that the N2pc may reflect attentional reorientation in response to unpredicted stimulus locations.Kristen S BakerAlan J PegnaNaohide YamamotoPatrick JohnstonPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 10, p e0242753 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Kristen S Baker Alan J Pegna Naohide Yamamoto Patrick Johnston Attention and prediction modulations in expected and unexpected visuospatial trajectories.
description	Humans are constantly exposed to a rich tapestry of visual information in a potentially changing environment. To cope with the computational burden this engenders, our perceptual system must use prior context to simultaneously prioritise stimuli of importance and suppress irrelevant surroundings. This study investigated the influence of prediction and attention in visual perception by investigating event-related potentials (ERPs) often associated with these processes, N170 and N2pc for prediction and attention, respectively. A contextual trajectory paradigm was used which violated visual predictions and neglected to predetermine areas of spatial interest, to account for the potentially unpredictable nature of a real-life visual scene. Participants (N = 36) viewed a visual display of cued and non-cued shapes rotating in a five-step predictable trajectory, with the fifth and final position of either the cued or non-cued shape occurring in a predictable or unpredictable spatial location. To investigate the predictive coding theory of attention we used factors of attention and prediction, whereby attention was manipulated as either cued or non-cued conditions, and prediction manipulated in either predictable or unpredictable conditions. Results showed both enhanced N170 and N2pc amplitudes to unpredictable compared to predictable stimuli. Stimulus cueing status also increased N170 amplitude, but this did not interact with stimulus predictability. The N2pc amplitude was not affected by stimulus cueing status. In accordance with previous research these results suggest the N170 is in part a visual prediction error response with respect to higher-level visual processes, and furthermore the N2pc may index attention reorientation. The results demonstrate prior context influences the sensitivity of the N170 and N2pc electrophysiological responses. These findings add further support to the role of N170 as a prediction error signal and suggest that the N2pc may reflect attentional reorientation in response to unpredicted stimulus locations.
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title	Attention and prediction modulations in expected and unexpected visuospatial trajectories.
title_short	Attention and prediction modulations in expected and unexpected visuospatial trajectories.
title_full	Attention and prediction modulations in expected and unexpected visuospatial trajectories.
title_fullStr	Attention and prediction modulations in expected and unexpected visuospatial trajectories.
title_full_unstemmed	Attention and prediction modulations in expected and unexpected visuospatial trajectories.
title_sort	attention and prediction modulations in expected and unexpected visuospatial trajectories.
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Attention and prediction modulations in expected and unexpected visuospatial trajectories.

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