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visual attention

visual attention Visual attention is the mental process that helps determine which parts of a visual scene are selected, given priority, and processed.

Visual attention is the mental process that helps determine which parts of a visual scene are selected, given priority, and processed. It is shaped both by top-down factors such as goals, expectations, prior knowledge, and working memory, and by bottom-up factors such as contrast, color, brightness, and motion that automatically draw attention.