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Directional motion sensitivity under transparent motion conditions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8776498     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We measured directional sensitivity to a foreground pattern while an orthogonally directed background pattern was present under transparent motion conditions. For both foreground and background pattern, the speed was varied between 0.5 and 28 deg sec-1. A multi-step paradigm was employed which results in a better estimation of the suppressive or facilitatory effects than previously applied single-step methods (e.g. measuring Dmax or Dmin). Moreover, our method gives insight into the interactions for a wide range of speed and not just the extreme motion thresholds (the D-values). We found that high background speeds have an inhibitory effect on the detection of a range of high foreground speeds and low background speeds have an inhibitory effect on a range of low foreground speeds. Intermediate background pattern speeds inhibit the detection of both low and high foreground pattern speeds and do so in a systemic manner.
Authors:
F A Verstraten; R E Fredericksen; R J van Wezel; J C Boulton; W A van de Grind
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Vision research     Volume:  36     ISSN:  0042-6989     ISO Abbreviation:  Vision Res.     Publication Date:  1996 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-10-24     Completed Date:  1996-10-24     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0417402     Medline TA:  Vision Res     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2333-6     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
Affiliation:
Vision Sciences Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. frans@wjh.harvard.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Depth Perception / physiology
Humans
Male
Motion Perception / physiology*
Pattern Recognition, Visual / physiology
Sensory Thresholds / physiology
Time Factors

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