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Jan W. de Fockert
Researcher at Goldsmiths, University of London
Publications - 63
Citations - 5197
Jan W. de Fockert is an academic researcher from Goldsmiths, University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Working memory & Cognition. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 63 publications receiving 4727 citations. Previous affiliations of Jan W. de Fockert include University of London & University of Essex.
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Load Theory of Selective Attention and Cognitive Control
TL;DR: In this article, a load theory of attention in which distractor rejection depends on the level and type of load involved in current processing was tested, and it was shown that whereas high perceptual load reduces distractor interference, working memory load or dual-task coordination load increases distractor interferences.
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The Role of Working Memory in Visual Selective Attention
TL;DR: Higher memory load resulted in greater interference effects on behavioral performance from the distractor faces, plus increased face-related activity in the visual cortex, which confirms a major role for working memory in the control of visual selective attention.
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The role of working memory in attentional capture.
Nilli Lavie,Jan W. de Fockert +1 more
TL;DR: It is shown that attentional capture by an irrelevant color singleton during shape search critically depends on availability of working memory to the search task: When working memory is loaded in a concurrent yet unrelated verbal short-term memory task, capture increases.
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"Bouba" and "Kiki" in Namibia? A remote culture make similar shape-sound matches, but different shape-taste matches to Westerners.
Andrew J. Bremner,Serge Caparos,Jules Davidoff,Jan W. de Fockert,Karina J. Linnell,Charles Spence +5 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the "Bouba-Kiki effect", a well-known shape-sound symbolism effect commonly observed in Western participants, is also observable in the Himba of Northern Namibia, a remote population with little exposure to Western cultural and environmental influences.
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Neural Correlates of Attentional Capture in Visual Search
TL;DR: This work examined the neural correlates of attentional capture using functional magnetic resonance imaging in human subjects during performance of a visual search task to provide direct evidence that the frontal cortex is involved in control of interference from irrelevant but attention-capturing distractors.