title: Attention and multisensory modulation argue against total encapsulation.
abstract: Firestone & Scholl (F&S) postulate that vision proceeds without any direct interference from cognition. We argue that this view is extreme and not in line with the available evidence. Specifically, we discuss two well-established counterexamples: Attention directly affects core aspects of visual processing, and multisensory modulations of vision originate on multiple levels, some of which are unlikely to fall "within perception."
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience,University College London,WC1N 3AR London,United Kingdom.benjamin.haas.09@ucl.ac.uks.schwarzkopf@ucl.ac.ukhttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/research/experimental-psychology/person/benjamin-de-haas/https://sampendu.wordpress.com/sam-schwarzkopf/.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Haas
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience,University College London,WC1N 3AR London,United Kingdom.benjamin.haas.09@ucl.ac.uks.schwarzkopf@ucl.ac.ukhttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/research/experimental-psychology/person/benjamin-de-haas/https://sampendu.wordpress.com/sam-schwarzkopf/.
authors.forename: Dietrich Samuel
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Schwarzkopf
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience,University College London,WC1N 3AR London,United Kingdom.benjamin.haas.09@ucl.ac.uks.schwarzkopf@ucl.ac.ukhttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/research/experimental-psychology/person/benjamin-de-haas/https://sampendu.wordpress.com/sam-schwarzkopf/.
authors.forename: Geraint
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rees
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception; D014785:Vision, Ocular