@article{ref1,
title="Backward masking by pattern stimulus offset",
journal="Journal of experimental psychology: human perception and performance",
year="1981",
author="Breitmeyer, Bruno G. and Kersey, M.",
volume="7",
number="5",
pages="972-977",
abstract="The backward masking effects of the offset of a pattern stimulus on the apparent contrast of a target stimulus were determined to be a function of target onset-mask offset asynchrony. With spatially overlapping stimuli and binocular viewing, a monotonic function similar to that characterizing early dark adaptation was obtained; with a dichoptically presented disk onset as target and a surrounding ring offset as mask, a typical U-shaped metacontrast effect as a function of target onset-mask offset asynchrony was obtained. These mask-offset effects are related to the possible roles of (a) peripheral &quot;off&quot; mechanisms and (b) central metacontrast mechanisms in terminating visual response persistence in sustained channels.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0096-1523",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}