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Spatial Attention (Posner Cueing)

Attentional cueing paradigm

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Instructions

Posner Cueing Task

Keep your eyes on the center cross (+).

Two boxes will appear on the screen. Before the target appears, you will see a brief flash (a cue).

  • Sometimes the left or right box will flash.
  • Sometimes both boxes will flash at the same time.

Shortly after, a solid circle (the target) will appear in one of the boxes. Press the key corresponding to the box where the circle appears.

Response Keys
[F] ← Left
[J] Right →

Starts with a short practice round that is not scored.

Total trials: 48

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