Visual perception changes as a function of hand proximity. While various theoretical
accounts have been offered for this alteration (attentional prioritisation, bimodal cell …

A central assumption of models proposed to explain object substitution masking (OSM) is
that the phenomenon arises only when attention is distributed across several possible target …

Visual masking and attention have been known to control the transfer of information from
sensory memory to visual short-term memory. A natural question is whether these processes …

Object-substitution masking (OSM) is a unique paradigm for the examination of object
updating processes. However, existing models of OSM are underspecified with respect to …

Visual masking and attentional selection play important roles in controlling information
processing for perception. Using an experimental design combining metacontrast with …

When the human brain is confronted with complex and dynamic visual scenes, two pivotal
processes are at play: visual attention (the process of selecting certain aspects of the scene …

In object substitution masking (OSM) a surrounding mask (typically comprising of 4 dots)
onsets with a target but lingers after offset; under such conditions, the ability to perceive the …

Humans, as highly social animals, are regularly exposed to the faces of conspecifics—often
more than one at a time. This feature of social living is important for understanding face …

To efficiently use its finite resources, the visual system selects for further processing only a
subset of the rich sensory information. Visual masking and spatial attention control the …

At any moment, some objects in the environment are seen clearly, whereas others go
unnoticed. Whether or not these gaps in awareness are actually problematic may depend on …