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Binocular disparities, motion parallax, and geometric perspective in Patrick Hughes's 'reverspectives': theoretical analysis and empirical findings.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20465170     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Abstract. Patrick Hughes's 'reverspective' artworks provide a novel way of investigating the effectiveness of different sources of 3-D information for the human visual system. Our empirical findings show that the converging lines of simple linear perspective can be as effective as the rich array of 3-D cues present in natural scenes in determining what we see, even when these cues are in conflict with binocular disparities. Theoretical considerations reveal that, once the information provided by motion parallax transformations is correctly understood, there is no need to invoke higher-level processes or an interpretation based on familiarity or past experience in order to explain either the 'reversed' depth or the apparent, concomitant rotation of a reverspective artwork as the observer moves from side to side. What we see in reverspectives is the most likely real-world scenario (distal stimulus) that could have created the perspective and parallax transformations (proximal stimulus) that stimulate our visual systems.
Authors:
Brian Rogers; Alex Gyani
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Perception     Volume:  39     ISSN:  0301-0066     ISO Abbreviation:  Perception     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-14     Completed Date:  2010-07-19     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372307     Medline TA:  Perception     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  330-48     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3UD, UK. bjr@psy.ox.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Depth Perception / physiology*
Humans
Illusions / physiology*
Motion Perception / physiology*
Paintings*
Vision, Binocular
Vision, Monocular

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