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Peripheral vision and attention: A longstanding dissociation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2025

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Marisa Carrasco*
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Psychology and Neural Science, New York University, New York, USA marisa.carrasco@nyu.edu https://wp.nyu.edu/carrascolab/
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Abstract

I agree that, in some literature, the term “attention” is ill-defined and the constraints of peripheral vision have been overlooked. However, I disagree with omitting the empirical studies that have emphasized the importance of defining, operationalizing, and manipulating different types of attention and have investigated their effects on perception as a function of eccentricity and polar angle in peripheral vision.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e134
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