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Adaptation effects and reversible figures: a comment on Horlitz and O'Leary
1Department of Psychology, Villanova University, PA 19085.
Perception & Psychophysics
|November 1, 1994
Summary
This study challenges the interpretation of ambiguous figure reversals, suggesting that adaptation effects, not just top-down processes like attention, play a significant role. Viewing conditions may influence observed adaptation in perceptual reversals.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Perception
Background:
- Ambiguous figures demonstrate perceptual reversals, with theories often focusing on top-down processes like attention and familiarity.
- Previous research suggests passive neural processes alone are insufficient to explain phenomenal reversals.
- Horlitz and O'Leary proposed an information-access framework and questioned neural adaptation effects in reversible figures.