How eccentricity modulates attention capture by direct face/gaze and sudden onset motion.

Jens Kürten, Christina Breil, Roxana Pittig, Lynn Huestegge, Anne Böckler

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Jens Kürten *Department of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, 97070, Würzburg, Germany. jens.kuerten@uni-wuerzburg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5903-1341

Christina Breil *Department of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, 97070, Würzburg, Germany.

Roxana PittigDepartment of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, 97070, Würzburg, Germany.

Lynn HuesteggeDepartment of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, 97070, Würzburg, Germany.

Anne BöcklerDepartment of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, 97070, Würzburg, Germany.

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft BO 4962/1-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft HU 1847/9-1

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We investigated how processing benefits for direct face/gaze and sudden onset motion depend on stimulus presentation location, specifically eccentricity from fixation. Participants responded to targets that were presented on one of four stimuli that displayed a direct or averted face and gaze either statically or suddenly. Between participants, stimuli were presented at different eccentricities relative to central fixation, spanning 3.3°, 4.3°, 5.5° or 6.5° of the visual field. Replicating previous studies, we found processing advantages for direct (vs. averted) face/gaze and motion onset (vs. static stimuli). Critically, while the motion-onset advantage increased with increasing distance to the center, the face/gaze direction advantage was not significantly modulated by target eccentricity. Results from a control experiment with eye tracking indicate that face/gaze direction could be accurately discriminated even at the largest eccentricity. These findings demonstrate a distinction between the processing of basic facial and gaze signals and exogenous motion cues, which may be based on functional differences between central and peripheral retinal regions. Moreover, the results highlight the importance of taking specific stimulus properties into account when studying perception and attention in the periphery.

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AttentionFacial RecognitionFixation, OcularMotion PerceptionPhotic StimulationAdultCuesFemaleHumansMaleOrientationRetinaVisual FieldsYoung AdultDirect faceDirect gazeMotionSocial attentionSpatial attentionStimulus eccentricityVisual attention

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PMID39915431

DOI10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07118.x

PMCPMC11865121

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