Perceptual filling-in dispels the veridicality problem of conscious perception research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20409429 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Max Levinson (0000-0001-8625-8181, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, corresponding author), Sylvain Baillet (0000-0002-6762-5713, McGill University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Pages | 103316 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Consciousness and Cognition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1053-8100 • E-ISSN: 1090-2376 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.concog.2022.103316 |
| PMID | 35358869 |
| OpenAlex | W4220982687 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 87 |
Conscious perceptual experiences are expected to correlate with content-specific brain activity. A veridicality problem arises when attempting to disentangle unconscious and conscious brain processes if conscious perceptual contents accurately match the physical nature of the stimulus. We argue that perceptual filling-in, a phenomenon whereby visual information inaccurately spreads across visual space, is a promising approach to circumvent the veridicality problem. Filling-in generates non-veridical although unambiguous percepts dissociated from stimulus input. In particular, the radial uniformity illusion induces a filling-in experience between a central disk and the surrounding periphery. We discuss how this illusion facilitates both the detection of neurophysiological responses and subjective phenomenological monitoring. We report behavioral effects from a large-sample (n = 200) psychophysics study and examine key stimulus parameters that drive the conscious filling-in experience. We propose that these data underpin future hypothesis-driven studies of filling-in to further delineate the neural mechanisms of conscious perception
Cognitive psychology · Consciousness · Epistemology · Filling-in · Illusion · Neurophysiology · Optical illusion · Perception · Phenomenon · Psychophysics · Unconscious mind · Visual perception · Computer Science · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neural dynamics and brain function · Neuroscience · Psychology · Visual perception and processing mechanisms · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |