Gating features into actions

We employ EEG to delve into the Binding and Retrieval in Action Control framework (BRAC, Frings et al., 2020). BRAC posits that (1) episodic feature binding and retrieval are key aspects of human action control, (2) binding and retrieval are distinct processes, and (3) both are influenced independently by top-down and bottom-up factors. This project pursues two strategies. Firstly, we aim to further clarify binding and retrieval by examining their electrophysiological (EEG) correlates during stimulus-response (S-R) binding. Secondly, we extend BRAC's applicability by applying the binding versus retrieval concept to a different experimental paradigm, specifically the visual search literature. We investigate intertrial priming effects in visual search to provide evidence for the separation of binding and retrieval in this context, broadening the explanatory scope of the BRAC framework.

Duration: 2022 - 2025
Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG)
Contact:  Christian Frings & Bernhard Pastötter
in collaboration with Roland Pfister