Change not State: Perceptual coupling in multistable displays reflects transient bias induced by perceptual change.

ABSTRACT: We investigated how changes in dynamic spatial context influence visual perception. Specifically, we reexamined the perceptual coupling phenomenon when two multistable displays viewed simultaneously tend to be in the same dominant state and switch in accord. Current models assume this interaction reflecting mutual bias produced by a dominant perceptual state. In contrast, we demonstrate that influence of spatial context is strongest when perception changes. First, we replicated earlier work using bistable kinetic-depth effect displays, then extended it by employing asynchronous presentation to show that perceptual coupling cannot be accounted for by the static context provided by perceptually dominant states. Next, we demonstrated that perceptual coupling reflects transient bias induced by

SUBMITTER: Pastukhov A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8858312 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature