2011
Memory: Enduring Traces of Perceptual and Reflective Attention
Chun MM, Johnson MK. Memory: Enduring Traces of Perceptual and Reflective Attention. Neuron 2011, 72: 520-535. PMID: 22099456, PMCID: PMC3248396, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.10.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReflective attentionInternal mental representationsCognitive neuroscienceEpisodic memoryMental representationsCognitive activityRepresentational areaMemoryControl processReflective informationExternal informationPerceptionImportant unresolved issuesCommon areasAttentionNeuroscienceFundamental typesSeparate topicsUnresolved issuesKey questionsRepresentationFindingsInformationBroad rangeExtent
2005
Concurrent working memory load can reduce distraction
Kim S, Kim M, Chun M. Concurrent working memory load can reduce distraction. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 16524-16529. PMID: 16258067, PMCID: PMC1283430, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0505454102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcurrent WM loadWM loadExecutive controlDistractor processingStroop taskStroop interferenceDifferent Stroop tasksContents of WMAttentional selectionMemory loadDissociable componentsExperiment 3Target taskType of informationTaskWMInformation overlapProcessingMemoryPeopleDistractionPerceptionDifferent effectsItemsDifficulties
2003
Scene Perception and Memory
Chun M. Scene Perception and Memory. Psychology Of Learning And Motivation 2003, 42: 79-108. DOI: 10.1016/s0079-7421(03)01003-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParahippocampal place areaVisual sceneScene perceptionLocal visual environmentDual-path modelSpatial configuration informationEnvironmental regularitiesMultiple eye movementsScene processingNeuroscientific dataPlace areaVisual spacePast findingsVisual environmentEye movementsScene propertiesMemoryScene recognitionScene informationPerceptionSceneDifferent scenesFurther researchBrainDaily activities
1997
Attentional requirements in a ‘preattentive’ feature search task
Joseph J, Chun M, Nakayama K. Attentional requirements in a ‘preattentive’ feature search task. Nature 1997, 387: 805-807. PMID: 9194560, DOI: 10.1038/42940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid serial visual presentation taskVisual presentation taskFeature search taskNumber of distractorsSet-size functionReaction timeAttentional resourcesAttentional requirementsDistractor itemsPresentation taskLetter identificationVisual searchSearch taskVisual systemFeature differencesSimple featuresTaskPreattentiveDistractorsDetection of differencesUnlimited capacityPerceptionItemsCertain featuresAttention