ABSTRACT
The four chapters on which we comment all address the skill of visual orienting, that is, the ability to shift the eyes or attention toward a source of visual input. A great deal is known about the neural control of eye movements. Systems controlling eye movements are both complex and distributed, involving a number of anterior and posterior cortical centers as well as many subcortical areas. In this commentary we tie together some of the interesting ideas that have emerged from studies described in these chapters and suggest some relationships to other aspects of attention.
