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Binocular vision.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20951722     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This essay reviews major developments - empirical and theoretical - in the field of binocular vision during the last 25years. We limit our survey primarily to work on human stereopsis, binocular rivalry and binocular contrast summation, with discussion where relevant of single-unit neurophysiology and human brain imaging. We identify several key controversies that have stimulated important work on these problems. In the case of stereopsis those controversies include position vs. phase encoding of disparity, dependence of disparity limits on spatial scale, role of occlusion in binocular depth and surface perception, and motion in 3D. In the case of binocular rivalry, controversies include eye vs. stimulus rivalry, role of "top-down" influences on rivalry dynamics, and the interaction of binocular rivalry and stereopsis. Concerning binocular contrast summation, the essay focuses on two representative models that highlight the evolving complexity in this field of study.
Authors:
Randolph Blake; Hugh Wilson
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review     Date:  2010-10-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Vision research     Volume:  51     ISSN:  1878-5646     ISO Abbreviation:  Vision Res.     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-12     Completed Date:  2011-08-12     Revised Date:  2012-04-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0417402     Medline TA:  Vision Res     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  754-70     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. randolph.blake@vanderbilt.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Attention / physiology
Humans
Vision Disparity / physiology
Vision, Binocular / physiology*
Visual Cortex / physiology*
Visual Perception / physiology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
EY13358/EY/NEI NIH HHS; R01 EY013358-08/EY/NEI NIH HHS

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