Characterising switching behaviour in perceptual multi-stability

► A generic method for characterising patterns of switching in multi-stability experiments using transition matrices, that supports meaningful comparisons between conditions, participants, and experiments. ► A novel method for optimising the choice of a threshold for rejecting spurious short phases that do not correspond to perceptual states. ► A method based on the likelihood of observing particular switching patterns for detecting drift or other non-stationarities in switching behaviour. ► A method for exploring relationships between switching patterns and the effects of experimental manipulations. ► A Matlab Toolbox available for download from www.scandle.eu.