Contradictory influence of context on binocular rivalry

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Carter, Olivia L., Campbell, Thomas G., Liu, Guang B. and Wallis, Guy M.. 2004. "Contradictory influence of context on binocular rivalry." Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 87 (3), pp. 153-162. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-0938.2004.tb03168.x
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Contradictory influence of context on binocular rivalry

ERA Journal ID40013
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsCarter, Olivia L. (Author), Campbell, Thomas G. (Author), Liu, Guang B. (Author) and Wallis, Guy M. (Author)
Journal TitleClinical and Experimental Optometry
Journal Citation87 (3), pp. 153-162
Number of Pages10
Year2004
Place of PublicationCarlton South VIC, Australia
ISSN0816-4622
1444-0938
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-0938.2004.tb03168.x
Web Address (URL)http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122453984/PDFSTART
Abstract

Binocular rivalry is a complex process characterised by alternations in perceptual suppression and dominance that result when two different images are presented simultaneously to the left and right eyes. It has been reported recently that the addition of contextual cues will promote the predominance of the context consistent rivalry target. In contrast to Levelt's second proposition (1965), this effect has been found to result exclusively from an increase in the dominance phase duration, while the suppression phase duration remains unaffected. METHODS: Human subjects were simultaneously presented with a small (2 degrees ) disc consisting of gratings (four cycles per degree) of different orientations to the two eyes. Four experiments were conducted to ascertain the effects of background gratings and contextual colour information on target predominance and phase duration. For each of the four experimental conditions, the orientation and colour of the target gratings and surrounding contextual background were systematically manipulated. RESULTS: In this study, we report an effect opposite to that of Levelt. Contradictory contextual information increases target predominance and phase duration during binocular rivalry. Our results demonstrate that it is possible to promote the dominance of the context contradictory percept with co-linearity, co-chromaticity and orientation cues. In line with previous studies involving context, we find that this effect on predominance is due to an increase in the duration of the dominance rather than the suppression phase. DISCUSSION: We discuss our findings in respect to those from previous studies and consider high- and low-level processes that may be responsible for these apparently 'contradictory' roles of context on binocular rivalry. In addition, we discuss how the apparent 'anti-Levelt' effect of context can be reinterpreted in a manner that brings it back in line with Levelt's second proposition and raises the question of whether 'suppressability' plays a disproportionately large role in determining the duration of perceptual phases in binocular rivalry.

Keywordsbinocular rivalry
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020321299. Ophthalmology and optometry not elsewhere classified
420313. Mental health services
Byline AffiliationsUniversity of Queensland
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