Similar split-spotlight effects were seen using the steady-state visual-evoked potential (SSVEP) technique (Müller et al., 2003), which, like fMRI, lacks the ability to resolve the temporal profile of modulation.
Müller et al. (2003) also demonstrated improved behavioral performance for the split-spotlight case compared with attention to adjacent stimuli, which again points to spotlight division as an optimal strategy.
However, in a follow-up to their earlier study, McMains & Somers (2005) investigated the processing efficiency of split-spotlight attention mechanisms compared with that of a 'zoom lens' unitary beam.
The evening was mostly devoted to arias and duets from "Rinaldo," "Tolomeo," "Giulio Cesare" and "Rodelinda," in which Mr. Taylor split the spotlight with the soprano Deborah York.
It's true that they probably won't compete with one another in any essential way, but why split the spotlight when it makes far more sense to keep the mini in your pocket as a pre-holiday special?
At the Bowery Ballroom, Mr. Dulli was uncharacteristically subdued, splitting the spotlight with Mr. Chichester.
It doesn't support the 12.9-inch iPad Pro resolution, split screen and Spotlight search on the home screen.
This year saw the hour split between vignettes spotlighting different members of the cast, and there were guest appearances from almost anyone who was ever a part of the cast.
Given the difficulty of the task described in the current study and the successful performance of that task by the subjects, it is likely that the subjects sought to harness this benefit by splitting their attentional spotlight.
While high-profile celebrity splits tend to steal spotlight when it comes to divorce news (we're looking at you, Tom and Katie), a number of divorce research findings grabbed the public's attention this year.
One example is the study of McMains & Somers (2004) on the splitting of the attentional spotlight.
