The first time I heard the spotlight analogy from a neuroscientist, I asked for what backs this up and the response I got was, "it's been shown" with a tone tha

The first time I heard the spotlight analogy from a neuroscientist, I asked for what backs this up and the response I got was, "it's been shown" with a tone that made it clear no argument or discussion was allowed. Later I found out it comes from some behavioral studies that are pretty contrived.