Defining a Link between Perceptual Learning and Attention
Open Access
- 26 August 2008
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Biology
- Vol. 6 (8) , e221
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0060221
Abstract
Takeo Watanabe and Yuko Yotsumoto explore the implications of a new study that shows that for perceptual learning of visual features involving multiple stimuli to occur, the brain needs to temporally "tag" the features, a learning process that requires paying attention.Keywords
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