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Suppression wave dynamics: Visual field anisotropies and inducer strength

  • Harvard University
  • University of Melbourne

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Abstract

We used binocular rivalry and generalized flash suppression to identify several new shared properties of traveling suppression waves. A strong relationship was found between suppression wave speed and induction pulse strength: increasing the contrast or dot density of the induction pulse led to an increase in wave speed. Evidence of visual field anisotropies in wave propagation speeds were also seen, with suppression waves decelerating as they travel towards the fovea. This deceleration could not be accounted for by cortical magnification in lower level brain areas, suggesting an important role for other, yet to be identified, factors. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1805-1813
Number of pages9
JournalVision Research
Volume49
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2009

Keywords

  • Attention
  • Binocular rivalry
  • Consciousness
  • Generalized flash suppression
  • Stimulus strength
  • Suppression waves
  • Traveling wave
  • Visual field anisotropies
  • Visual suppression

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