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    Visual attention affects temporal estimation in anticipatory motor actions

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    Authors
    Marinovic, Welber
    Wallis, G.
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Marinovic, W. and Wallis, G. 2011. Visual attention affects temporal estimation in anticipatory motor actions. Experimental Brain Research. 212 (4): pp. 613-621.
    Source Title
    Experimental Brain Research
    DOI
    10.1007/s00221-011-2772-2
    ISSN
    0014-4819
    School
    School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50276
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    Abstract

    The production of accurate motor actions requires successful extraction of relevant information about the target of that action. By the same token, it also requires the successful exclusion of potentially distracting, irrelevant information. This study sought to determine the impact of transient visual distractions on performance in an anticipatory timing task, in particular the temporal and spatial relationship between distractor and target at which maximal distraction occurs. The results support the notion of a critical temporal and spatial window of distraction which provides insight into the visuomotor processes underlying distraction.

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