Visual masking: Contributions from and comments on Bruce Bridgeman

Talis Bachmann

doi:10.1016/j.concog.2018.04.013

Visual masking: Contributions from and comments on Bruce Bridgeman

Conscious Cogn. 2018 Sep:64:13-18. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2018.04.013. Epub 2018 May 3.

Author

Talis Bachmann¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Tartu (Tallinn branch), Kaarli puiestee 3, Tallinn 10119, Estonia. Electronic address: talis.bachmann@ut.ee.

PMID: 29731197
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2018.04.013

Abstract

When about half a century ago masking research emerged as one of the hot topics in psychophysics, cognitive psychology and psychophysiology, Bruce Bridgeman was among the leaders in this domain. His studies and papers on masking must not be overlooked also today. This article brings to the readers a brief review of Bridgeman's contributions to the field and directly related research from other laboratories, with an eye on the implications for consciousness studies.

Keywords: Consciousness; Masking; Metacontrast; Models; Psychophysiology; Visual processing.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Consciousness*
Humans
Perceptual Masking*
Visual Perception*