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Foveal Attention and Inhibition of Return: A Model for the Generation of Perceptual Scan Paths

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A neurobiological model for object-based visual attention of the ventral visual pathway and its mathematical formulation is presented. The attention matrix comprises the pulvinar for attentional selection, the superior colliculus for the selection of a saccade target, the frontal eye field as a working memory map for inhibition of return, and the posterior parietal cortex as a spatial map for representing locations in a head-centered coordinate frame. The model is applied to covert attentive picture perception.

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Fellenz, W.A. Foveal Attention and Inhibition of Return: A Model for the Generation of Perceptual Scan Paths. Cogn Comput 3, 303–310 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-010-9067-y

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