Jan Theeuwes

Apr 5, 2024 | biorxiv.org | David Richter |Dirk van Moorselaar |Jan Theeuwes |Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

AbstractAvoiding distraction by salient yet irrelevant stimuli is critical when accomplishing daily tasks. One possible mechanism to accomplish this is by suppressing stimuli that may be distracting such that they no longer compete for attention. While the behavioral benefits of distractor suppression are well-established, its neural underpinnings are not yet fully understood.

Jan 5, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Jan Theeuwes |Dirk van Moorselaar |VU Amsterdam |Ai-Su Li

AbstractThrough statistical learning, humans are able to extract temporal regularities, using the past to predict the future. Evidence suggests that learning relational structures makes it possible to anticipate the imminent future; yet, the neural dynamics of predicting the future and its time-course remain elusive. To examine whether future representations are denoted in a temporally discounted fashion, we used the high-temporal-resolution of electroencephalography (EEG).