Assessing the allocation of attention during visual search using digit-tracking, a calibration-free alternative to eye tracking

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Digit-tracking, a simple, calibration-free technique, has proven to be a good alternative to eye tracking in vision science. Participants view stimuli superimposed by Gaussian blur on a touchscreen interface and slide a finger across the display to locally sharpen an area the size of the foveal region just at the finger's position. Finger movements are recorded as an indicator of eye movements and attentional focus. Because of its simplicity and portability, this system has many potential applications in basic and applied research. Here we used digit-tracking to investigate visual search and replicated several known effects observed using different types of search arrays. Exploration patterns measured with digit-tracking during visual search of natural scenes were comparable to those previously reported for eye-tracking and constrained by similar saliency. Therefore, our results provide further evidence for the validity and relevance of digit-tracking for basic and applied research on vision and attention.

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Yang, Y., Mo, L., Lio, G., Huang, Y., Perret, T., Sirigu, A., & Duhamel, J. R. (2023). Assessing the allocation of attention during visual search using digit-tracking, a calibration-free alternative to eye tracking. Scientific Reports, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29133-7

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