Perceiving numbers causes spatial shifts of attention

Martin H. Fischer; Alan D. Castel; Michael D. Dodd; Jay Pratt

doi:10.1038/nn1066

Perceiving numbers causes spatial shifts of attention

Martin H. Fischer, Alan D. Castel, Michael D. Dodd, Jay Pratt

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Abstract

Number symbols are part of our everyday visual world. Here we show that merely looking at numbers causes a shift in covert attention to the left or right side, depending upon the number's magnitude. This observation implies obligatory activation of number meaning and signals a tight coupling of internal and external representations of space.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	555-556
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Neuroscience
Volume	6
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1066
Publication status	Published - Jun 2003

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