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The anisotropic field of ensemble coding

Pascucci, David  
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Ruethemann, Nadia
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Plomp, Gijs  
April 15, 2021
Scientific Reports

Human observers can accurately estimate statistical summaries from an ensemble of multiple stimuli, including the average size, hue, and direction of motion. The efficiency and speed with which statistical summaries are extracted suggest an automatic mechanism of ensemble coding that operates beyond the capacity limits of attention and memory. However, the extent to which ensemble coding reflects a truly parallel and holistic mode of processing or a non-uniform and biased integration of multiple items is still under debate. In the present work, we used a technique, based on a Spatial Weighted Average Model (SWM), to recover the spatial profile of weights with which individual stimuli contribute to the estimated average during mean size adjustment tasks. In a series of experiments, we derived two-dimensional SWM maps for ensembles presented at different retinal locations, with different degrees of dispersion and under different attentional demands. Our findings revealed strong spatial anisotropies and leftward biases in ensemble coding that were organized in retinotopic reference frames and persisted under attentional manipulations. These results demonstrate an anisotropic spatial contribution to ensemble coding that could be mediated by the differential activation of the two hemispheres during spatial processing and scene encoding.

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research article
DOI
10.1038/s41598-021-87620-1
Web of Science ID

WOS:000641835600013

Author(s)
Pascucci, David  
Ruethemann, Nadia
Plomp, Gijs  
Date Issued

2021-04-15

Publisher

Nature Research

Published in
Scientific Reports
Volume

11

Start page

1

End page

10, 8212

Subjects

Multidisciplinary Sciences

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Science & Technology - Other Topics

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viewing perceptual asymmetries

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line bisection

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average size

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left-side

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attention

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representation

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biases

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capacity

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features

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neglect

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

EPFL units
LPSY  
FunderGrant Number

FNS

PP00P1_157420

FNS

PZ00P1_179988

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May 22, 2021
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/178195
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