Hierarchical brain dynamics supporting visual perceptual transitions
Science Advances May 8, 2026 Max Levinson, Alice Waitt, Katharina Duecker et al.
A longstanding debate in consciousness research concerns whether subjective perceptual experiences arise primarily from activity in sensory cortices or rely critically on inferences made in higher-order brain regions. We address this question using a compelling visual illusion (perceptual filling-in) that isolates neural processes underlying transitions from veridical to illusory conscious...