In the present study, it was examined whether the spatiotemporal dynamics of
transitions towards target dominance in motion-induced blindness (MIB) were wave-like,
similar to those in binocular rivalry. The spatiotemporal dynamics of transitions towards
dominance in MIB were further compared with those in binocular rivalry to reveal a
potential neural locus of MIB. Across a series of experiments, the relationship between
target length, stimulus structure, presentation location and the latency for circular arc
segment-shaped targets to reappear was examined, respectively. It was found that target
reappearance durations increase with target length, as if they reappear in a gradual, wavelike
fashion. Target reappearance durations were decreased for collinear compared to
radial targets, but they were not influenced by the location of target presentation. The
results suggest MIB target reappearances are associated with traveling waves of
dominance, and early visual cortex is a likely neural substrate in which these wave-like
transitions occur. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_33663 |
| Contributors | Cox, Dustin (author), Hong, Sang Wook (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 49 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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