The Window of Spatial Attention in Reading

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Principal Investigator:

Saeideh Ghahghaei

We investigate the dynamics of spatial attention while the eyes move around to gather information.

In reading, visual information is extracted from a window around the gaze. For the first time, I looked at effects of word’s processing load on the dynamics of this window over the course of a fixation when sequential saccades are made.  

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Ghahghaei, S. ., & Linnell, K. J. (2018). The effect of load on spatial attention depends on preview: Evidence from a reading study. Vision Research. (Original work published 2018)

Ghahghaei, S. ., Linnell, K. ., Fischer, M. H., Dubey, A. ., & Davis, R. . (2013). Effects of load on the time course of attentional engagement, disengagement, and orienting in reading. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 66(3). (Original work published 2013)