Identity Versus Role Confusion

Abstract

Synonyms Information persistence; Sensory register; Visual persistence Definition The short visual sensory trace of a briefly presented visual stimulus, lasting several hundred milliseconds after removal of the stimulus. Often described as a "fading" image, iconic memory is differentiated from short term visual memory by a larger storage capacity and by it's disruption by an immediate presentation of a contrasting or intense visual stimulus. References 1. Keysers, C., Xiao, D.-K., Foldiak, P., & Perrett, D. I. (2005). Out of sight but not out of mind: The neurophysiology of iconic memory in the superior temporal sulcus.