Which Component of Attention Is Associated with the Pulvinar

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which component of attention is associated with the pulvinar?

• A)the ability to engage visual attention at a particular location in the visual field
• B)the capacity to move the focus of visual attention from one location to another
• C)the ability to disengage attention from a particular location in the visual field
• D)the ability to locate a conjunction target that is embedded in a field of distracters

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Definitions:

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