2004
Neural fate of ignored stimuli: dissociable effects of perceptual and working memory load
Yi D, Woodman G, Widders D, Marois R, Chun M. Neural fate of ignored stimuli: dissociable effects of perceptual and working memory load. Nature Neuroscience 2004, 7: 992-996. PMID: 15286791, DOI: 10.1038/nn1294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMemory loadDissociable effectsHuman ventral visual cortexVentral visual cortexCategory-selective areasTypes of tasksUnattended stimuliPerceptual difficultiesVisual eventsNeural processingBackground stimuliParahippocampal cortexVisual informationNumber of objectsTarget taskVisual cortexBackground sceneStimuliSubject engagesFunctional blindnessTaskCortexProcessingMagnetic resonance imaging
2002
The dark side of visual attention
Chun M, Marois R. The dark side of visual attention. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2002, 12: 184-189. PMID: 12015235, DOI: 10.1016/s0959-4388(02)00309-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual attentionNon-visual factorsDark sideAttentional deploymentEmotional salienceNeural correlatesVisual eventsNeural processingVisual processingUnattended eventsNeural mechanismsFocal processingNumber of objectsBehavioral setsBright sidePast experienceFunctional blindnessProcessingAttentionSalienceLimited capacityRecent workCorrelatesExperienceObjects