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Direction repulsion in unfiltered and ring-filtered Julesz textures.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11281098     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Perceived directions of motion were measured for each of two superposed two-dimensional dynamic random patterns consisting of unfiltered or ring-filtered dense random-check (Julesz) textures. One pattern always moved in a cardinal direction (up, down, left, or right), and the other texture always moved in an oblique direction separated from the cardinal component by 20 degrees-80 degrees. Several cardinal/oblique speed ratios were tested. In Experiment 1, the textures were unfiltered. In Experiment 2, the textures were ring filtered and had the same center frequency (1, 2, or 4 cpd). In Experiment 3, a 1-cpd ring-filtered texture was paired with a 2-, 4-, or 8-cpd texture. Subjects consistently misperceived the directions of component motion in these experiments; the angular separation of movement of the two textures was perceptually exaggerated, a phenomenon referred to as direction repulsion (Marshak & Sekuler, 1979). The results show that (1) direction repulsion occurs across at least a fourfold range of spatial frequencies and a sixfold range of speed ratios, (2) direction repulsion varies systematically with speed ratio, and (3) across most conditions, direction repulsion is anisotropic--direction repulsion is more evident in the oblique directions than in the cardinal directions. These findings suggest that the spatiotemporal range of inhibitory interactions involved in motion transparency is much greater than previously appreciated.
Authors:
D T Lindsey
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Perception & psychophysics     Volume:  63     ISSN:  0031-5117     ISO Abbreviation:  Percept Psychophys     Publication Date:  2001 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-04-02     Completed Date:  2001-05-03     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0200445     Medline TA:  Percept Psychophys     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  226-40     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, Mansfield, OH 44906, USA. lindsey.43@osu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acceleration
Anisotropy
Attention
Field Dependence-Independence
Humans
Motion Perception*
Optical Illusions*
Orientation*
Pattern Recognition, Visual*
Psychophysics

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