High-level face shape adaptation depends on visual awareness: Evidence from continuous flash suppression

Journal of Vision

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Stein, Timo ^a,b   Sterzer, Philipp ^a,b,c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Berlin School of Mind and Brain   (Germany)

^c BERNSTEIN CENTER FOR COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Binocular rivalry; Face processing; Face shape; Interocular suppression; Visual awareness

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 80054715765     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/11.8.1     Document Type: Article

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