Illusory colors promote interocular grouping during binocular rivalry |
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Authors: | Chai-Youn Kim Randolph Blake |
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Institution: | (1) University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA |
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Abstract: | When dissimilar monocular images are presented separately to each of a person’s eyes, these images compete for visual dominance,
with dominance of one image or the other alternating over time. While this phenomenon, called binocular rivalry, transpires,
local image features distributed over space and between the eyes can become visually dominant at the same time; the resulting
global figure implicates interocular grouping. Previous studies have suggested that color tends to influence the incidence
of global dominance; in this study, we assess whether illusory color can also influence interocular grouping. To test this,
we exploited the McCollough effect, an orientation-contingent color aftereffect induced by prolonged adaptation to different
colors paired with different orientations. Results show that during binocular rivalry, illusory colors induced by the McCollough
adaptation enhance strong interocular grouping relative to preadaptation testing, to an extent comparable in strength with
the enhancement induced by real colors. Thus, illusory colors that are present only in an observer’s mind are sufficiently
potent to influence low-level visual processes such as binocular rivalry. |
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