Target-flanker similarity alters the spatial profile of visual crowding.

ABSTRACT: Visual crowding is the disruptive effect of nearby details on the perception of a target. This influence is dependent on both spatial separation and perceived similarity between target and flanker elements. However, it is not clear how these simultaneous influences combine to produce the final "crowded" percept as flankers traverse the limits of the crowding zone. We investigated the reported appearance of a peripherally presented Landolt-C target flanked by a pair of simultaneously presented Landolt-Cs across different levels of target-flanker similarity (relative orientation), spatial separation, and target eccentricity. The distributions of errors in reported target orientation were fitted with a pooling model that simulated errors using a weighted combination of target and flanker orie

SUBMITTER: Skoczek KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12517358 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature