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Can attention selectively bias bistable perception? Differences between binocular rivalry and ambiguous figures.

Ming Meng1, Frank Tong

  • 1Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. mmeng@princeton.edu

Journal of Vision
|August 28, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Different forms of bistable perception, like binocular rivalry and Necker cube reversal, are not controlled by the same top-down attention mechanisms. Binocular rivalry is more automatic and less influenced by selective attention.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Visual Perception
  • Attention Studies

Background:

  • Bistable perception involves alternating between two interpretations of ambiguous stimuli.
  • Binocular rivalry and Necker cube reversal are two forms of bistable perception.
  • Previous research suggested voluntary control over alternation rates might indicate common neural mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate selective attentional modulation of dominance durations in bistable perception.
  • To compare the influence of selective attention on binocular rivalry versus Necker cube reversal.
  • To determine if different forms of bistable perception rely on common or separate neural mechanisms.

Main Methods:

  • Participants viewed binocular rivalry and Necker cube displays.

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  • Observers attempted to voluntarily control the alternation rate.
  • Selective attentional control was assessed by measuring modulation of dominance durations.

    • Main Results:

    • Selective attentional control was significantly weaker for binocular rivalry compared to Necker cube reversal.
    • Nonselective control of alternation rate was strong and comparable for both phenomena.
    • Results suggest binocular rivalry is more stimulus-driven and automatic.

    Conclusions:

    • Binocular rivalry and Necker cube reversal are likely mediated by distinct neural mechanisms.
    • Binocular rivalry is less susceptible to top-down attentional bias than Necker cube reversal.
    • Visual competition in binocular rivalry appears more automatic and stimulus-driven.