Visual attention: bottom-up versus top-down
Charles E Connor, Howard E Egeth, Steven Yantis, Charles E Connor, Howard E Egeth, Steven Yantis
Abstract
Visual attention is attracted by salient stimuli that 'pop out' from their surroundings. Attention can also be voluntarily directed to objects of current importance to the observer. What happens in the brain when these two processes interact?
Source: PubMed