Holistic processing of gaze cues during interocular suppression.

Jackson, CD; Seymour, KK

Holistic processing of gaze cues during interocular suppression.

Jackson, CD Seymour, KK

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Publisher:: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Sci Rep, 2022, 12, (1), pp. 7717
Issue Date:: 2022-05-11

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dc.contributor.author	Jackson, CD
dc.contributor.author	Seymour, KK
dc.date.accessioned	2023-01-23T03:02:27Z
dc.date.available	2022-04-28
dc.date.available	2023-01-23T03:02:27Z
dc.date.issued	2022-05-11
dc.identifier.citation	Sci Rep, 2022, 12, (1), pp. 7717
dc.identifier.issn	2045-2322
dc.identifier.issn	2045-2322
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/165357
dc.description.abstract	Direct eye contact is preferentially processed over averted gaze and has been shown to gain privileged access to conscious awareness during interocular suppression. This advantage might be driven by local features associated with direct gaze, such as the amount of visible sclera. Alternatively, a holistic representation of gaze direction, which depends on the integration of head and eye information, might drive the effects. Resolving this question is interesting because it speaks to whether the processing of higher-level social information in the visual system, such as facial characteristics that rely on holistic processing, is dependent on conscious awareness. The Wollaston Illusion is a visual illusion that allows researchers to manipulate perceived gaze direction while keeping local eye features constant. Here we used this illusion to elucidate the driving factor facilitating the direct gaze advantage during interocular suppression. Using continuous flash suppression, we rendered Wollaston faces with direct and averted gaze (initially) invisible. These faces conveyed different gaze directions but contained identical eye regions. Our results showed clear evidence for a direct gaze advantage with Wollaston faces, indicating that holistic representations of gaze direction may drive the direct gaze advantage during interocular suppression.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.ispartof	Sci Rep
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1038/s41598-022-11927-w
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.mesh	Consciousness
dc.subject.mesh	Cues
dc.subject.mesh	Fixation, Ocular
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Illusions
dc.subject.mesh	Photic Stimulation
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Illusions
dc.subject.mesh	Photic Stimulation
dc.subject.mesh	Consciousness
dc.subject.mesh	Cues
dc.subject.mesh	Fixation, Ocular
dc.title	Holistic processing of gaze cues during interocular suppression.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	12
utslib.location.activity	England
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Clinical Psychology
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2023-01-23T03:02:23Z
pubs.issue	1
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	12
utslib.citation.issue	1

Abstract:

Direct eye contact is preferentially processed over averted gaze and has been shown to gain privileged access to conscious awareness during interocular suppression. This advantage might be driven by local features associated with direct gaze, such as the amount of visible sclera. Alternatively, a holistic representation of gaze direction, which depends on the integration of head and eye information, might drive the effects. Resolving this question is interesting because it speaks to whether the processing of higher-level social information in the visual system, such as facial characteristics that rely on holistic processing, is dependent on conscious awareness. The Wollaston Illusion is a visual illusion that allows researchers to manipulate perceived gaze direction while keeping local eye features constant. Here we used this illusion to elucidate the driving factor facilitating the direct gaze advantage during interocular suppression. Using continuous flash suppression, we rendered Wollaston faces with direct and averted gaze (initially) invisible. These faces conveyed different gaze directions but contained identical eye regions. Our results showed clear evidence for a direct gaze advantage with Wollaston faces, indicating that holistic representations of gaze direction may drive the direct gaze advantage during interocular suppression.

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