FIGURE 2.

Subliminal techniques. A sketch of the prevailing techniques used to suppress conscious perception of sensory inputs. (A1) Binocular rivalry where dichoptic presentation of dissimilar stimuli generates fluctuation in conscious perception between representations. (A2) Continuous flash suppression where presentation a repeatedly flashed stimulus to one eye induces conscious suppression of static stimulus presented in the other eye.(B) Backward masking where rapid sequential presentation of a prime and a mask conscious induces conscious suppression of the prime. (C) Visual crowding where flankers interfere with processing of the target in peripheral vision, rendering certain target-related characteristics unrecognizable. (D) Bistable figures induce perceptual fluctuations between mutually exclusive visual interpretations – e.g., side A facing upward and then facing downward. (E) Motion-induced blindness where movement of the global pattern suppresses conscious perception of the targets.