Attention alters appearance.
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Recommended citation: Carrasco, M., Ling, S., & Read, S. (2004). Attention alters appearance. Nature neuroscience, 7(3), 308-313.
Discussion notes: Caroline also recommends this paper by Stormer, McDonald, & Hillyard on the effects of auditory cuing on percieved contrast. Also discussed: could these effects be explained by post-perceptual (i.e. decision-stage) mechanisms? Read more about these claims and others by Keith Schneider, as well as this fantastic reply from Sam Ling and Marisa Carrasco.