Sex dependency of subconscious visual perception.

ABSTRACT: Males are more susceptible to neurodevelopmental cognitive deficits in their perception of visual information. Subliminally-presented visual stimuli might be subconsciously perceived and consequently influence upcoming decisions, however it is still unclear whether subconscious perception differs between males and females. In this study, young adults performed a two-choice target detection task. In the Baseline condition (trials), participants relied only on their ability to detect the target. In the Cued-conscious condition, a visual cue (information) was presented (250 ms) on the same side of an upcoming target and indicated its location (left/right). In the Subliminal-same condition, a briefly presented (~16 ms) cue correctly indicated the target location, however in the Subliminal-oppo

SUBMITTER: Haque ZZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12502163 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature