Visual feature integration theory: Past, present, and future

P T Quinlan

doi:10.1037/0033-2909.129.5.643

Visual feature integration theory: Past, present, and future

P T Quinlan

Psychology

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Abstract

Visual feature integration theory was one of the most influential theories of visual information processing in the last quarter of the 20th century. This article provides an exposition of the theory and a review of the associated data. In the past much emphasis has been placed on how the theory explains performance in various visual search tasks. The relevant literature is discussed and alternative accounts are described. Amendments to the theory are also set out. Many other issues concerning internal processes and representations implicated by the theory are reviewed. The article closes with a synopsis of what has been learned from consideration of the theory, and it is concluded that some of the issues may remain intractable unless appropriate neuroscientific investigations are carried out.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	643-673
Number of pages	31
Journal	Psychological Bulletin
Volume	129
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.129.5.643
Publication status	Published - Sept 2003

Keywords

ATTENTIONAL CONTROL SETTINGS
RATE SERIAL PRESENTATION
ILLUSORY CONJUNCTIONS
FEATURE BINDING
SPATIAL ATTENTION
SELECTIVE ATTENTION
PARIETAL CORTEX
ICONIC MEMORY
GUIDED SEARCH
SET-SIZE

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