| Characteristic sounds make you look at target objects more quickly. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20952773 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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When you are looking for an object, does hearing its characteristic sound make you find it more quickly? Our recent results supported this possibility by demonstrating that when a cat target, for example, was presented among other objects, a simultaneously presented "meow" sound (containing no spatial information) reduced the manual response time for visual localization of the target. To extend these results, we determined how rapidly an object-specific auditory signal can facilitate target detection in visual search. On each trial, participants fixated a specified target object as quickly as possible. The target's characteristic sound speeded the saccadic search time within 215-220 msec and also guided the initial saccade toward the target, compared with presentation of a distractor's sound or with no sound. These results suggest that object-based auditory-visual interactions rapidly increase the target object's salience in visual search. |
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Authors:
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Lucica Iordanescu; Marcia Grabowecky; Steven Franconeri; Jan Theeuwes; Satoru Suzuki |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Attention, perception & psychophysics Volume: 72 ISSN: 1943-393X ISO Abbreviation: Atten Percept Psychophys Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-18 Completed Date: 2011-04-14 Revised Date: 2012-01-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101495384 Medline TA: Atten Percept Psychophys Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1736-41 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-2710, USA. |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Association* Attention* Auditory Perception* Humans Pattern Recognition, Visual* Reaction Time* Saccades |
| Grant Support | |
ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R01 EY018197/EY/NEI NIH HHS; R01 EY018197-03/EY/NEI NIH HHS |
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