| Title |
Temporal features of binocular rivalry and perception of ambiguous figures / |
| Translation of Title |
Akių konkurencijos ir dviprasmių figūrų suvokimo laikinės savybės. |
| Authors |
Noreika, Donatas |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
24 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Perception ; binocular rivalry ; ambiguous figures ; stimulus flickering rate |
| Abstract [eng] |
The dissertation examines the problem of temporally uneven information processing in the nervous system. We chose binocular rivalry and ambiguous figure perception for our research, as these phenomena are pronounced examples of cyclical processes in perception. Binocular rivalry and ambiguous figure perception are cases in perception, when the subjective perception every few seconds vacillates between alternative interpretations, while the physical stimulation remains constant. Our research examines the relationship between these perception alterations and millisecond-order cycles of information processing in the nervous system. We created special equipment to present visual stimuli intermittently (flickering) and examined, whether the flickering rate of the stimuli influences the temporal characteristics (mean dominance duration) of binocular rivalry and ambiguous figure perception. The results confirmed the relationship, but also highlighted the temporal instability of binocular rivalry dominance durations. |
| Type |
Summaries of doctoral thesis |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2010 |
