Salient objects in a scene benefit from enhanced perceptual processing and memory encoding: Evidence for a spatial von Restorff effect
Peiyao Xi, Rongqi Lin, Geoffrey Forrest Woodman, Benchi Wang
The paper shows that salient objects in visual search tasks trigger early attentional selection and enhance memory encoding, similar to the von Restorff effect but in spatial rather than temporal contexts.
bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience