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Does binocular disparity facilitate the detection of transparent motion?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10615459     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Recent physiological studies have established that cortical cells that are tuned for the direction of motion may also exhibit tuning for binocular disparity. This tuning does not appear to provide any advantage in discriminating the direction of global motion in random-dot kinematograms. Here we investigated the possibility that this tuning may be important in the perception of transparent motion. Random-dot kinematograms were presented which contained coherent motion in a single direction or in two opposing directions. A greater proportion of signal dots was required for the detection of transparent motion than of motion in a single direction. This difference vanished when the two opposite directions of motion were presented with different disparities. These results suggest that the direction of global motion can be computed separately for surfaces which are clearly segregated in depth.
Authors:
P B Hibbard; M F Bradshaw
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Perception     Volume:  28     ISSN:  0301-0066     ISO Abbreviation:  Perception     Publication Date:  1999  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-01-20     Completed Date:  2000-01-20     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372307     Medline TA:  Perception     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  183-91     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. P.Hibbard@surrey.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Humans
Motion Perception*
Psychological Tests
Vision Disparity / physiology*

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