Visual masking is a technique used in cognitive research to understand pre-conscious processes (priming, for example), consciousness, visual limits, and perception issues associated with psychopathology. This book is a short format review of research using visual masking: how it has been used, and what these experiments have discovered.Topics covered include concepts, varieties, and theories of masking; masking and microgenetic mechanisms and stagesof visual processing; psychopharmacological and genetic factors in masking, and more.
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<li>Provides succinct information about the widely dispersed masking studies and points out some new trends in masking research </li>
<li>Reviews transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as an alternative to the traditional psychophysical masking methods</li>
<li>Comments on the methodological pitfalls hidden in the practice of masking, helping to improve the quality of future research where masking is used as a tool </li>
<li>Informs readers about recent developments in theoretical attempts to understand masking</li>
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Visual Masking: Studying Perception, Attention, and Consciousness

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Francis, Gregory

Bachmann, Talis

Psychology & Counseling

Academic Press

Perception of Pixelated Images covers the increasing use of these images in everyday life as communication, socialization, and commerce increasingly rely on technology. The literature in this book is dispersed across a wide group of disciplines, from perception and psychology to neuroscience, computer science, engineering, and consumer science.  The book summarizes the research to date, answering such questions as, What are the spatial and temporal limits of perceptual discrimination of pixelated images?, What are the optimal conditions for maximizing information extracted from pixelated images?, and How does the method of pixelation compromise or assist perception?Integrates research from psychology, neuroscience, computer science, and engineeringExplains how the process of perception works for pixelated imagesIdentifies what assists and hinders perception, including the method of pixelationDiscusses the limits of perception of pixelated images

Perception of Pixelated Images

Computers & Technology

Programming

Experimental Phenomena of Consciousness is the definitive collection of consciousness phenomena in which awareness emerges as an experimental variable. With its comprehensive yet succinct entries, arranged alphabetically, this dictionary will be a valuable reference tool for libraries and researchers at all levels in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy, who are investigating consciousness, cognition, perception, and attention. It will also be an important addition to the reading lists of courses on consciousness and cognition. Most entries include illustrations and a list of references where a more thorough treatment of the topic can be found. The text is supported by a web page that provides dynamic illustrations and other supplemental material. As the first reference book on the topic, Experimental Phenomena of Consciousness will be a valuable tool for undergraduates, graduate students, professional researchers, and anyone who has an interest in the subject of consciousness.

The Experimental Phenomena of Consciousness: A Brief Dictionary

Politics & Social Sciences

Breitmeyer, Bruno

Ogmen, Haluk

Philosophy

Oxford University Press

Experimental Phenomena of Consciousness is the definitive collection of consciousness phenomena in which awareness emerges as an experimental variable. With its comprehensive yet succinct entries, arranged alphabetically, this dictionary will be a valuable reference tool for students, libraries, and researchers at all levels in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy who are investigating consciousness, cognition, perception, and attention. It will also be an important addition to the reading lists of courses on consciousness and cognition. Most entries include illustrations and a list of references where more thorough treatments of the topic can be found. The book is supported by a Web page that provides dynamic illustrations and other supplemental material. As the first reference book on the topic, Experimental Phenomena of Consciousness will be a valuable tool for undergraduates, graduate students, professional researchers, and anyone who has an interest in the subject of consciousness.

Experimental Phenomena of Consciousness: A Brief Dictionary Revised Edition

Science & Math

Behavioral Sciences

Psychophysiology of Visual Masking: The Fine Structure of Conscious Experience

Nova Science Pub Inc

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