Front Cover; Visual Masking: Studying Perception, Attention, and Consciousness; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Visual Masking: Studying Perception, Attention, and Consciousness; 1 Introduction; 2 The Concept of Masking, Varieties of Masking, and Main Theories of Masking; 3 Learning and Individual Differences in Masking; 4 Criterion Contents and Subjective Contents in Masking; 4.1 Sensitivity, Bias, and Level of Awareness; 4.2 Criterion Contents in Masking; 4.3 Subjective Reports of Visibility in Masking; 5 Masking and Attention: Pre- and Posttarget Effects; 6 Masking and Attention: OSM.

6.1 Behavioral Psychophysical Studies6.2 Psychophysiology and Neuroscience of OSM; 6.3 Modeling OSM; 6.4 Varieties of OSM Application; 7 Masking and NCC; 7.1 Masking Combined with fMRI; 7.2 Masking Combined with EEG Recordings; 7.3 Masking Combined with MEG Recordings; 7.4 Other Approaches; 8 Masked Priming and Unconscious Processing; 9 How Masking Depends on the Visual Characteristics of the Target and Mask Stimuli; 9.1 Effects of Stimuli Attributes on Masking; 9.2 Effects of Masked Stimuli on Mask Appearance.

10 Uncovering the Microgenetic Mechanisms and Stages of Visual Processing by Masking11 Novel Approaches in Masking Research; 12 Masking by TMS; 13 Modeling and Theoretical Accounts of Masking; 14 Psychopharmacological and Genetic Factors in Masking; 15 Applied Aspects of Masking Research: Medicine and Technology; 15.1 Masking Methods and Psychopathology; 15.2 Studying Masking in the Context of Medicine and Technology; 16 Generalizations and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References.

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Visual masking is a technique used in cognitive research to understand pre-conscious processes (e.g., priming), consciousness, visual limits, and perception issues associated with psychopathology. This work is a short format review of research using visual masking: how it's been used, and what these experiments have discovered. It's a strategic fit to our other cognitive psychology titles. Review of research using visual masking How it's been usedWhat these experiments have discovered.