Perceptual latency priming: A measure of attentional facilitation

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The present paper reviews recent research on perceptual latency priming (PLP). PLP is the relative latency advantage—earlier perception—of a visual stimulus that is preceded by another, masked stimulus at its location. The first stimulus attracts attention which accelerates perception of the second stimulus. This facilitation arises even if the first stimulus is visually backward-masked by the second one. The paper summarises research on temporal and spatial properties of PLP and the question whether intentions mediate shifts of attention to external events. Possible sources of PLP besides visuo-spatial attention are discussed. Finally, I give a review of feedforward and reentrant models of PLP and compare them to the empirical evidence.
Original languageEnglish
JournalPsychological Research
Volume71
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)678-686
Number of pages9
ISSN0340-0727
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11.2007
Externally publishedYes

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Acknowledgements The research was supported by DFG grants NE 366/5-1 to 5-3. I thank Ulrich Ansorge, Elena Carbone, Werner Klotz, Odmar Neumann, and Michael Niepel for helpful discussions and two anonymous reviewers for their critical reading of an earlier version of this manuscript.

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