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Center-surround interactions in visual motion processing during binocular rivalry.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15136000     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
When each eye is confronted with a dissimilar stimulus, the percept will generally alternate between the two. This phenomenon is known as binocular rivalry. Although binocular rivalry occurs at locations where targets overlap spatially, the area surrounding rivalrous targets can modulate their dominance. Here we show that during binocular rivalry of oppositely moving gratings, a surrounding grating moving in the same direction as one of the two leads to increased dominance of the opposite direction of motion in the center. This increased dominance of the opposite direction in the center was observed irrespective of the eye to which the surround was presented. Inspection of the results for different conditions reveals that the preference for the opposite direction of motion cannot be explained by a single mechanism operating beyond binocular fusion. We therefore suggest that this phenomenon is the outcome of center-surround interactions at multiple levels along the pathway of visual motion processing.
Authors:
Chris L E Paffen; Susan F te Pas; Ryota Kanai; Maarten J van der Smagt; Frans A J Verstraten
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Vision research     Volume:  44     ISSN:  0042-6989     ISO Abbreviation:  Vision Res.     Publication Date:  2004  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-05-11     Completed Date:  2004-08-30     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0417402     Medline TA:  Vision Res     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1635-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Psychonomics Division, Helmholtz Research Institute, Universiteit Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 2, NL-3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands. c.l.e.paffen@fss.uu.nl
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Contrast Sensitivity / physiology
Humans
Motion Perception / physiology*
Photic Stimulation / methods
Time Factors
Vision Disparity / physiology
Vision, Binocular / physiology*
Visual Pathways / physiology

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