Ever wondered why we fixate some locations longer than others? We initially thought that it had to do with recognition complexity, and were quite wrong.
In Nature Neuroscience we present an alternative take: the need to memorise governs fixation durations.
Tim Kietzmann
Now out in Nature Neuroscience: "Fixation duration on natural scenes is explained by memory encoding not processing demand".
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our eyes don't linger because recognition is hard; they linger to remember. Let me take you on a quick tour. 🧵
By combining magnetoencephalography and eye tracking, this study sheds light on why people fixate on some parts of natural scenes longer than others. Rather than visual complexity, fixation durations ...
