What Type of Awareness Does Binocular Rivalry Assess?

Authors :: Giles N
Lau H
Odegaard B
Source :: Trends in cognitive sciences [Trends Cogn Sci] 2016 Oct; Vol. 20 (10), pp. 719-720. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Sep 07.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: Recent experiments demonstrate that invisible stimulus features can induce binocular rivalry, indicating the phenomenon may be caused by differences in perceptual signal strength rather than conscious selection processes. Here, we clarify binocular rivalry's role in consciousness research by highlighting a critical difference between two distinct types of visual awareness.<br /> (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)