Visual masking and the dynamics of human perception, cognition, and consciousness

Autor(en)
Ulrich Ansorge, Gregory Francis, Michael Herzog, Haluk Öǧǧmen
Abstrakt

The 1990s, the "decade of the brain," witnessed major advances in the study of visual perception, cognition, and consciousness. Impressive techniques in neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, neuropsychology, electrophysiology, psychophysics and brain-imaging were developed to address how the nervous system transforms and represents visual inputs. Many of these advances have dealt with the steady-state properties of processing. To complement this "steady-state approach," more recent research emphasized the importance of dynamic aspects of visual processing. Visual masking has been a paradigm of choice for more than a century when it comes to the study of dynamic vision. A recent workshop (http://lpsy.epfl.ch/VMworkshop/), held in Delmenhorst, Germany, brought together an international group of researchers to present state-of-the-art research on dynamic visual processing with a focus on visual masking. This special issue presents peer-reviewed contributions by the workshop participants and provides a contemporary synthesis of how visual masking can inform the dynamics of human perception, cognition, and consciousness.

Organisation(en)
Externe Organisation(en)
Universität Bielefeld, Purdue University, University of Houston, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Journal
Advances in Cognitive Psychology
Band
3
Seiten
1-8
Anzahl der Seiten
8
ISSN
1895-1171
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/v10053-008-0009-0
Publikationsdatum
01-2007
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
501011 Kognitionspsychologie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/7320790d-497f-4e16-86fe-3d73f3858a5a