Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9408029 | Cognitive Brain Research | 2005 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
A brain-based neural model of attention is used to simulate results for the 'attentional blink', observed when a subject is exposed to a rapid stream of stimuli and required to monitor for two successive targets in the stream. The 'blink' occurs when the time between the first and second targets is 200-500 ms, when there is reduced accuracy for report of the second target. The model gives a qualitative explanation of the phenomenon, especially of how attention is bolstered, during the processing to report of a given stimulus, in order to defend reportable information from attack by distracters.
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Authors
Nickolaos Fragopanagos, Stephanus Kockelkoren, John G. Taylor,