Crossmodal constraints on human perceptual awareness: Auditory semantic modulation of binocular rivalry

We report a series of experiments utilizing the binocular rivalry paradigm designed to investigate whether auditory semantic context modulates visual awareness. Binocular rivalry refers to the phenomenon whereby when two different figures are presented to each eye, observers perceive each figure as...

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Main Authors: Yi-Chuan eChen, Su-Ling eYeh, Charles eSpence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00212/full