One natural question is whether activation of the emotional system also directs observers' attention to the stimulus in the absence of awareness.
However, what is the value of processing important information if it does not lead to specific changes in observers' attentional states and preparation for action? For example, if highly attractive, aversive, or threatening information comes from one side of the visual field and it subsequently activates emotional brain systems without awareness, will this lead to a reorienting of spatial attention? Activation of the amygdala may or may not carry specific spatial information.
