Mechanism · 2 records
Scene grammar
Learned spatial regularities guide where objects are expected
family: Visual cognition
ND-0070 · 2019 · Review
Reading scenes: how scene grammar guides attention and aids perception in real-world environments
Võ et al. Current Opinion in Psychology
Objects are processed faster when they appear in expected semantic and spatial relationships, and violations attract attention.
ND-0071 · 2018 · Experimental study
Anchoring visual search in scenes: Assessing the role of anchor objects on eye movements during visual search
Boettcher et al. Journal of Vision
Search was guided by anchor objects that predicted where target objects should be located.