
Crossmodal Attention Applied
Lessons for Driving
Cambridge University Press
Published on 10. September 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
102 pages
978-1-108-82650-1 (ISBN)
Description
Cognitive neuroscientists have started to uncover the neural substrates, systems, and mechanisms enabling us to prioritize the processing of certain sensory information over other, currently less-relevant, inputs. However, there is still a large gap between the knowledge generated in the laboratory and its application to real-life problems of attention as when, for example, interface operators are multi-tasking. In this Element, laboratory studies on crossmodal attention (both behavioural/psychophysical and cognitive neuroscience) are situated within the applied context of driving. We contrast the often idiosyncratic conditions favoured by much of the laboratory research, typically using a few popular paradigms involving simplified experimental conditions, with the noisy, multisensory, real-world environments filled with complex, intrinsically-meaningful stimuli. By drawing attention to the differences between basic and applied studies in the context of driving, we highlight a number of important issues and neglected areas of research as far as the study of crossmodal attention is concerned.
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'The book is surest-footed as it leaps between its applied strengths, but becomes more intriguing as it delves into the underlying basic mechanisms.' Vincent A. Billock, Elements in PerceptionMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
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Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
145 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-82650-1 (9781108826501)
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Content
1. Introduction; 2. Exogenous crossmodal attention; 3. Back to the laboratory: endogenous crossmodal attention; 4. Interactions between endogenous and exogenous attention; 5. Olfactory contributions to crossmodal attention while driving; 6. Conclusions.