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backward masking
a phenomenon wherein presenting one stimulus (a "mask" or "masking stimulus") immediately after another brief (≤ 50 ms) "target" stimulus leads to a failure to consciously perceive the first stimulus.

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NPicchetti Initial definition retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backward_masking
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Definition contributed by BGregory about one year ago:
a phenomenon wherein presenting one stimulus (a "mask" or "masking stimulus") immediately after another brief (≤ 50 ms) "target" stimulus leads to a failure to consciously perceive the first stimulus. (from Wikipedia)

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