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Temporal constraints on conscious vision: On the ubiquitous nature of the attentional blink

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Nieuwenstein, M., Van der Burg, E., Theeuwes, J., Wyble, B., Potter, M.·2009·Journal of Vision

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The attentional blink (AB) refers to the finding that observers often miss the second of two masked visual targets (T1 and T2, e.g., letters) appearing within 200-500 ms. Although the presence of a T1 mask is thought to be required for this effect, we recently found that an AB deficit can be observed even in the absence of a T1 mask if T2 is shown very briefly and followed by a pattern mask (M. R. Nieuwenstein, M. C. Potter, & J. Theeuwes, 2009). Using such a sensitive T2 task, the present study sought to determine the minimum requirements for eliciting an AB deficit. To this end, we examined if the occurrence of an AB depends on T1 exposure duration, the requirement to perform a task for T1, and awareness of T1. The results showed that an AB deficit occurs regardless of the presentation duration of T1, and regardless of whether there is a T1 task. A boundary condition for the occurrence of an AB was found in conscious awareness of T1. With a near-threshold detection task for T1, attention blinked when T1 was seen, but not when T1 was missed. Accordingly, we conclude that the minimum requirement for an AB deficit is T1 awareness.

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Authors
Nieuwenstein, M., Van der Burg, E., Theeuwes, J., Wyble, B., & Potter, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Groningen (NL)
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author
  • Nieuwenstein, M.
  • Theeuwes, J.
  • Wyble, B.
  • Potter, M.
Venue
Journal of Vision
Published
2009-08-01
Volume
9
Issue
9
Pages
18-18
ISSN
1534-7362 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2159197757
Cited by
110
References
33
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
other-oa
Locations
  • Journal of Vision (publishedVersion, other-oa)
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  • Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • VU Research Portal (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • VU Research Portal (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH047432, MH47432)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Visual Attention and Saliency Detection
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
attentional blink, conscious vision, visual awareness, time constraints, visual attention
MeSH terms
Attention, Consciousness, Humans, Memory, Short-Term, Perceptual Masking, Photic Stimulation, Reaction Time, Sensory Thresholds, Visual Perception, Attentional Blink

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