When Learning and Remembering Compete: A Functional MRI Study (original) (raw)
Figure 4
Visual Attention Task
The task involved two phases: a word encoding phase and a word retrieval/visual attention phase. During the word encoding phase (A), participants studied words while making semantic (living/nonliving) decisions about the study items. During word retrieval/visual attention phase (B), participants performed an old/new word recognition task including old words presented at word encoding as well as new words that were not seen at study. On half of the trials, a small dot was flashed in the background during word recognition. After every recognition response, a second response was required to indicate visual detection of the target dot.