Emotion modulates the effects of endogenous attention on retinotopic visual processing

► Effects of emotional stimuli on attentional enhancement in visual cortex. ► Additive effects of emotion and attention on responses in fusiform face area. ► No difference between attended and unattended fearful faces in retinotopic cortex. ► Fearful faces enhance attention effect on retinotopic responses to neutral faces. ► Retinotopic redistribution of processing resources serves goal-directed behavior.