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Clockwise Bias in 2D Rotation: A Cognitive Rather Than Sensory Phenomenon.

Rong Jiang^1,2, Ruo-Si Li^1,2, Ming Meng^1,2

¹School of Psychology, South China Normal University.

Cognitive Science

|June 6, 2025

Summary

The visual system shows a clockwise (CW) rotation preference, but this bias emerges after visual awareness, not during unconscious processing. This suggests higher cognitive functions drive the CW bias in 2D visual perception.

Keywords:

Apparent motion Binocular rivalry Breaking continuous flash suppression Clockwise preference Perceptual bias

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Area of Science:

Visual perception
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational vision

Background:

Previous research indicates a clockwise (CW) over counterclockwise (CCW) rotation preference in visual tasks.
The neural mechanisms and developmental stage of this CW bias remain poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the emergence stage of the CW bias in visual perception.
To differentiate between low-level sensory and higher-level cognitive contributions to the CW bias.

Main Methods:

Utilized apparent motion, binocular rivalry, and breaking continuous flash suppression (b-CFS) paradigms with 2D rotation stimuli.
Assessed perceptual dominance, breakthrough times, and response biases across different awareness conditions.
Manipulated stimulus ambiguity in apparent motion tasks.

Main Results:

A significant CW bias was observed in apparent motion tasks, with CW percepts dominating.
No CW bias was detected in binocular rivalry or during unconscious processing assessed via b-CFS.
The CW bias was found to interact with stimulus ambiguity, suggesting it is not a fixed sensory or response bias.

Conclusions:

The clockwise (CW) bias in 2D visual perception arises after stimuli reach conscious awareness.
Findings suggest higher-level cognitive processes, rather than low-level sensory mechanisms, underlie the CW bias.
The visual system may employ cognitive strategies to resolve perceptual ambiguity, leading to the CW preference.