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People can perform tasks simultaneously, directing their attention to different locations for different tasks. For example, when reaching for a coffee mug while working on a PC, attention could be directed to the cup whilst keeping your attention on the display. Attention to the cup is related to hand movement, which could be different from top-down attention to the display. The study's results showed a difference in spatial profile between the two types of attention. The spatial extent of the attention to the hand-movement goal (bottom right) is much narrower than top-down attention (top right). This suggests that there is an attention mechanism that moves to the location of where the hand intends to go, independent of top-down attention.
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