Submissions tagged with psychophysics
(3 documents)
Perceptual deficits and inattention in schizophrenia
A number of investigators have found perceptual deficits in schizophrenic subjects. It has also been indicated that those with schizophrenia suffer from reduced attention. This raises the possibili...
Received 09 February 2008 18:15 GMT; Posted 11 February 2008
Posted to: Neuroscience
Physiological Mechanisms Underlying Motion-Induced Blindness
Visual disappearance illusions – such as motion-induced blindness (MIB) – are commonly used to study the neural underpinnings of visual perception. In such illusions a salient visual ta...
Received 09 January 2008 19:37 GMT; Posted 09 January 2008
Posted to: Neuroscience
The Freezing Rotation Illusion
The freezing rotation illusion arises when a figure is continuously rotating in front of a back and forth rotating ground. The term “freezing rotation” designates the decrease in the perceived rota...
Received 06 July 2007 07:31 GMT; Posted 08 July 2007
Posted to: Neuroscience