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40 ms matters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2025

Dock H. Duncan  and
Jan Theeuwes Open the ORCID record for Jan Theeuwes [Opens in a new window]
Dock H. Duncan
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands D.H.Duncan@vu.nl Institute Brain and Behavior Amsterdam (iBBA), Amsterdam, Netherlands j.theeuwes@psy.vu.nl
Jan Theeuwes*
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands D.H.Duncan@vu.nl Institute Brain and Behavior Amsterdam (iBBA), Amsterdam, Netherlands j.theeuwes@psy.vu.nl William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitario, Lisbon, Portugal
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Abstract

Rosenholtz (2024) dismisses attentional capture, arguing that brief distractions (20–40 ms) are insignificant or intentional. However, we argue that distractions are never intentional nor negligible, and studying them is crucial both theoretically and for real-world applications.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e138
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press

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