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A cross-modal investigation into the relationships between bistable perception and a global temporal mechanism
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Parker, Amanda L. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | When the two eyes are presented with sufficiently different images, Binocular Rivalry (BR) occurs. BR is a form of bistable perception involving stochastic alternations in awareness between distinct images shown to each eye. It has been suggested that the dynamics of BR are due to the activity of a central temporal process and are linked to involuntary mechanisms of selective attention (aka exogenous attention). To test these ideas, stimuli designed to evoke exogenous attention and central temporal processes were employed during BR observation. These stimuli included auditory and visual looming motion and streams of transient events of varied temporal rate and pattern. Although these stimuli exerted a strong impact over some aspects of BR, they were unable to override its characteristic stochastic pattern of alternations completely. It is concluded that BR is subject to distributed influences, but ultimately, is achieved in neural processing areas specific to the binocular conflict. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/handle/2123/9545/parker_al_thesis.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
