"Real-life" continuous flash suppression (CFS)-CFS with real-world objects using augmented reality goggles.

ABSTRACT: Continuous flash suppression (CFS) is a popular method for suppressing visual stimuli from awareness for relatively long periods. Thus far, this method has only been used for suppressing two-dimensional images presented on screen. We present a novel variant of CFS, termed "real-life" CFS, in which a portion of the actual immediate surroundings of an observer-including three-dimensional, real-life objects-can be rendered unconscious. Our method uses augmented reality goggles to present subjects with CFS masks to the dominant eye, leaving the nondominant eye exposed to the real world. In three experiments we demonstrated that real objects can indeed be suppressed from awareness for several seconds, on average, and that the suppression duration is comparable to that obtained using classic, on

SUBMITTER: Korisky U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6877487 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature