Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

The initial interactions underlying binocular rivalry require visual awareness.

Sarah Hancock1, David Whitney, Timothy J Andrews

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of York, York, UK.

Journal of Vision
|March 6, 2008
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Statistically efficient neural encoding of natural object variability shapes the temporal dynamics of visual processing.

NeuroImage·2026
Same author

Patterns of functional connectivity differentiate individuals and individual regions in face and scene selective networks.

Neuropsychologia·2026
Same author

Hyperfamiliarity for faces: Preserved core face processing with altered medial temporal lobe connectivity in a single case study.

Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior·2026
Same author

Continuity fields enhance visual perception through positive serial dependence.

Nature reviews psychology·2026
Same author

The Art and Opportunity of Procedure Theft.

Journal of graduate medical education·2025
Same author

Integration of affective cues in context-rich and dynamic scenes varies across individuals.

Nature communications·2025
Same journal

Analysis of human visual experience data.

Journal of vision·2026
Same journal

Pyramid-based Bayesian modeling for high-resolution behavioral analysis.

Journal of vision·2026
Same journal

Sensation without perception: The white whale effect and perceptual blindness in autonomous vehicles.

Journal of vision·2026
Same journal

Gaze behavior during closed-captioned movie viewing adapts to absent audio through more frequent switching between text and scene.

Journal of vision·2026
Same journal

In pursuit of saccade awareness: Limited volitional control and minimal conscious access to catch-up saccades during smooth pursuit eye movements.

Journal of vision·2026
Same journal

Dissociable effects of element-lifetime and stimulus-duration on local and global motion processing: An equivalent noise study.

Journal of vision·2026
See all related articles

Binocular rivalry, a phenomenon in vision, involves multiple brain stages. This study suggests initial dominance selection during rivalry relies on later visual processing stages, not early ones.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Vision Science

Background:

  • Binocular rivalry occurs when dissimilar images are presented to each eye, leading to alternating perception.
  • Existing theories propose that resolving interocular conflict involves distributed neural processes across multiple visual processing stages.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the initial neural mechanisms underlying stimulus selection for perceptual dominance during binocular rivalry.
  • To determine if early or later visual processing stages are critical for initiating dominance during interocular conflict.

Main Methods:

  • An adaptation paradigm was employed to probe early visual processing.
  • Participants adapted to a grating stimulus in one or both eyes before binocular rivalry presentation.

Related Experiment Videos

  • The effect of adapting stimulus awareness on perceptual dominance was assessed.

    • Main Results:

    • Perceptual dominance of the non-adapted grating was more frequently reported following adaptation.
    • Reduced awareness of the adapting stimulus due to crowding eliminated its effect on dominance.
    • When unaware of the adapting grating, participants showed no bias towards adapted or non-adapted stimulus dominance.

    Conclusions:

    • The initial stages of binocular rivalry involve later, rather than earlier, visual processing.
    • Awareness of the adapting stimulus is crucial for its influence on perceptual dominance.
    • These findings refine our understanding of the neural basis of visual competition.