Vision: Filling in and Pop out
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The 'pop out' of a distinctive element embedded in a regular pattern, and the 'filling in' of a blind spot, are dramatic manifestations of the way context affects visual perception. Recent studies shed light on the neurophysiological bases of these phenomena.
Contextual drive of neuronal responses in mouse V1 in the absence of feedforward input.
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PMID: 36173600 DOI: 10.1007/7854_2022_391.
The clinical translation of a measure of gain control: the contrast-contrast effect task.
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PMID: 22101963 PMC: 3245599. DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbr154.
Cholinergic enhancement of episodic memory in healthy young adults.
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PMID: 16021483 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0043-2.