When can attention influence binocular rivalry?

摘要: Attentional influence over perception is particularly pronounced when sensory stimulation ambiguous, where attention can reduce stimulus uncertainty and promote a stable interpretation of the world. However, binocular rivalry, an extensively studied visual ambiguity, has proved to be comparatively resistant attentional modulation. We hypothesize that this apparent inconsistency reflects fluctuations in degree unresolved competition during rivalry. Namely, rivalry dynamics should limited phases relatively competition, such as ends individual dominance periods. found transient, feature-based cues congruent with dominant prolonged durations, while matching suppressed hastened its return dominance. Notably, effect depended on are presented. Cues presented late, but not early, given episode perceptual influenced dynamics. This temporal pattern mirrors known changes relative competitive rival stimuli, revealing selective effects occur only windows containing weak resolution competition. In conclusion, these findings reveal which gates across variety domains, also crucial determining susceptibility influences.