Research

Papers, findings, and scientific contributions from the MSense Lab — spanning time perception, attention, and Bayesian cognition.

Research
Probability cueing of singleton-distractor locations in visual search
Observers can learn the likely locations of salient distractors in visual search, reducing their potential to capture attention (Ferrante et al., 2018; Sauter et al.,…
Oct 27, 2018
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Sequential dependence and Vierordt’s law
Perceptual bias caused by sequential dependence has attracted lots of attention recently. The phenomenon is not new. For example, 150 years ago Vierordt has found…
Oct 26, 2018
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What you see depends on what you hear: temporal averaging and crossmodal integration
In our multisensory world, we often rely more on auditory information than on visual input for temporal processing. One typical demonstration of this is that…
Oct 26, 2018
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Inter-trial effects in visual search
Many previous studies on visual search have reported inter-trial effects, that is, observers respond faster when some target property, such as a defining feature or…
Oct 26, 2018