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Scan patterns when viewing natural scenes: emotion, complexity, and repetition.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21649664     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Eye movements were monitored during picture viewing, and effects of hedonic content, perceptual composition, and repetition on scanning assessed. In Experiment 1, emotional and neutral pictures that were figure-ground compositions or more complex scenes were presented for a 6-s free viewing period. Viewing emotional pictures or complex scenes prompted more fixations and broader scanning of the visual array, compared to neutral pictures or simple figure-ground compositions. Effects of emotion and composition were independent, supporting the hypothesis that these oculomotor indices reflect enhanced information seeking. Experiment 2 tested an orienting hypothesis by repeatedly presenting the same pictures. Although repetition altered specific scan patterns, emotional, compared to neutral, picture viewing continued to prompt oculomotor differences, suggesting that motivationally relevant cues enhance information seeking in appetitive and defensive contexts.
Authors:
Margaret M Bradley; Petra Houbova; Laura Miccoli; Vincent D Costa; Peter J Lang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2011-06-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychophysiology     Volume:  48     ISSN:  1540-5958     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychophysiology     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-10-06     Completed Date:  2012-02-09     Revised Date:  2013-03-29    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0142657     Medline TA:  Psychophysiology     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1544-53     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 Society for Psychophysiological Research.
Affiliation:
Center for the Study of Emotion and Attention, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. bradley@ufl.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Attention / physiology
Emotions / physiology*
Eye Movements / physiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Orientation / physiology*
Photic Stimulation
Vision, Ocular / physiology*
Visual Perception / physiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
P50 MH072850/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; P50 MH072850-05/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; P50MH72850/MH/NIMH NIH HHS
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