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Afterimages of rivalrous vertical and horizontal lines were generated simultaneously in each eye. Either a horizontal and a vertical line or two vertical lines were presented to one eye with the complementary rivalrous pair to the other eye. Synchrony of line pairs presented to the same eye was longer than predicted on the basis of independence, irrespective of the monocular configuration. Furthermore, there appeared to be a facilitatory effect for lines of the same orientation if they were presented to one eye rather than combined from both eyes.
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This research was supported, by a grant from the Science Research Council. The assistance of K. Greig in the collection and analysis of the data is gratefully acknowledged.
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Wade, N.J. Contour synchrony in binocular rivalry. Perception & Psychophysics 13, 423–425 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03205796
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