Neural mechanisms underlying expectation-dependent inhibition of distracting information

Predictions based on learned statistical regularities in the visual world have been shown to facilitate attention and goal-directed behavior by sharpening the sensory representation of goal-relevant stimuli in advance. Yet, how the brain learns to ignore predictable goal-irrelevant or distracting in...

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Main Authors: Dirk van Moorselaar, Eline Lampers, Elisa Cordesius, Heleen A Slagter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-12-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
EEG
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/61048