Probing visual consciousness: Rivalry between eyes and images

Journal of Vision

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Bhardwaj, Rishi ^a   O'Shea, Robert P ^a   Alais, David ^b   Parker, Amanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Binocular rivalry; Flicker and swap rivalry; Stimulus rivalry; Visual awareness; Visual consciousness; Visual detection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISION DISPARITY; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 48749087839     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/8.11.2     Document Type: Article

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