View-sensitive ERP repetition effects indicate automatic holistic processing of spatially unattended objects

Wakui, E.; Thoma, Volker and De Fockert, J. W.. 2016. View-sensitive ERP repetition effects indicate automatic holistic processing of spatially unattended objects. Neuropsychologia, 89, pp. 426-436. ISSN 0028-3932 [Article]

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This study examined the properties of ERP effects elicited by unattended (spatially uncued) objects using a short-lag repetition-priming paradigm. Same or different common objects were presented in a yoked prime-probe trial either as intact images or slightly scrambled (half-split) versions. Behaviourally, only objects in a familiar (intact) view showed priming. An enhanced negativity was observed at parietal and occipito-parietal electrode sites within the time window of the posterior N250 after the repetition of intact, but not split, images. An additional post-hoc N2pc analysis of the prime display supported that this result could not be attributed to differences in salience between familiar intact and split views. These results demonstrate that spatially unattended objects undergo visual processing but only if shown in familiar views, indicating a role of holistic processing of objects that is independent of attention.

Item Type:

Article

Identification Number (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2016.07.024

Keywords:

Event-related Potentials (ERP); Object Recognition; Repetition priming; Spatially unattended objects; N250

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Psychology

Dates:

DateEvent
19 July 2016Accepted
20 July 2016Published Online
August 2016Published

Item ID:

18927

Date Deposited:

14 Sep 2016 16:16

Last Modified:

08 Jan 2020 13:09

Peer Reviewed:

Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/18927

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