Differential effects of attention and contrast on transition appearance during binocular rivalry.
Journal of Vision January 5, 2026 Cemre Yilmaz, Kerstin Maitz, Maximilian Gerschütz et al.
Binocular rivalry occurs when two eyes are presented with two conflicting stimuli. Although the physical stimulation stays the same, the conscious percept changes over time. This property makes it a unique paradigm in both vision science and consciousness research. Two key parameters, contrast and attention, were repeatedly shown to affect binocular rivalry dynamics in a similar manner. This...