{
  "id": 802867,
  "title": "Visual Attention doesn't Travel, it Teleports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/visual-attention-doesnt-travel-it-teleports",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.07.743495v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Attention forms a key, yet elusive component of visual processing. We shift attention constantly across the visual field to enhance processing of relevant locations or stimuli in service of goal-directed behavior. Here, we investigate a fundamental property of attentional shifts: when covertly shifting from one location to another, does visual attention \"travel\" (enhance processing at…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}