Filling-in by texture in perceptual disappearance

It is known that Troxler fading of a visual target accompanies perceptual filling-in of its surrounding visual information (color, stripes, dots, etc.). We showed that when another type of perceptual fading ( transient-induced fading or contrast decrement disappearance ) occurs, the area where the target becomes invisible can be perceived to have the same texture as its surroundings. Although the two fading phenomena differ in their triggering conditions, they may reveal a common perception of filling-in by surrounding texture, which was discussed here in relation to filling-in at the blind spot and Troxler fading .