Benchi Wang

Learned statistical regularity drives anticipatory micro-saccades toward suppressed distractor locations

The paper shows that statistical learning reduces attentional capture by directing anticipatory micro-saccades toward high-probability distractor locations, supporting a reactive suppression mechanism.

Distractor suppression operates exclusively in retinotopic coordinates

The paper investigates whether learned distractor suppression operates in retinotopic or spatiotopic coordinates after saccadic eye movements, finding it operates exclusively in retinotopic coordinates.

What is memorable across the Pacific Ocean shows evidence of prior learning on the memorability of new visual inputs

The paper shows that memorability of visual stimuli depends on both the stimulus features and the cultural context of the observer.

Salient objects in a scene benefit from enhanced perceptual processing and memory encoding: Evidence for a spatial von Restorff effect

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.

Pre-search attentional focus supports learned suppression in visual search

The paper shows that participants learn to suppress high-probability distractor locations in visual search by allocating anticipatory attentional focus, as evidenced by EEG frequency tagging and alpha power changes.

Anticipatory distractor suppression elicited by statistical regularities in visual search

The paper shows that participants proactively suppress frequent distractor locations in visual search before stimuli are presented, as indicated by alpha oscillations and event-related potentials.

Asymmetrical representation of the upper and lower visual fields in oculomotor maps

The paper demonstrates an asymmetry in oculomotor maps between upper and lower visual fields using two experimental tasks involving saccade direction and amplitude.