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How to Create and Use Binocular Rivalry
Published on: November 10, 2010
Adaptation of the binocular rivalry mechanism
Abstract:
The completeness of binocular rivalry suppression was measured by recording the fraction of a trial during which targets were perceived as alternating in their entirety, rather than blending together into a composite. It was found that the completeness of rivalry declines with prolonged stimulation. A control condition in which subjects saw the same grating targets, but without rivalry, resulted in no decrement. The phenomenon was spatial-frequency specific. The results suggest that binocular rivalry suppression is mediated by a cooperative mechanism which is susceptible to adaptation.
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