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Seeing multiple directions of motion-physiology and psychophysics.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10700260     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Dot patterns sliding transparently across one another are normally perceived as independently moving surfaces. Recordings from direction-selective neurons in area MT of the macaque suggested that this perceptual segregation did not depend on the presence of two peaks in the population activity. Rather, the visual system seemed to use overall shape of the population response to determine the number and directions of motion components. This approach explained a number of perceptual phenomena, including susceptibility of the motion system to direction metamers, motion patterns combining three or five directions incorrectly perceived by subjects as comprising only two directions. Our findings offer insights into the coding of multi-valued sensory signals and provide constraints for biologically based computational models.
Authors:
S Treue; K Hol; H J Rauber
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature neuroscience     Volume:  3     ISSN:  1097-6256     ISO Abbreviation:  Nat. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2000 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-04-11     Completed Date:  2000-04-11     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9809671     Medline TA:  Nat Neurosci     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  270-6     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
Affiliation:
Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Dept. of Neurology, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. treue@uni-tuebingen.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Computer Simulation
Fixation, Ocular / physiology
Humans
Macaca mulatta / physiology
Male
Models, Neurological
Motion Perception / physiology*
Neurons / physiology*
Normal Distribution
Photic Stimulation
Psychophysics
Space Perception / physiology
Visual Cortex / cytology,  physiology*
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Nat Neurosci. 2000 Mar;3(3):201-2   [PMID:  10700245 ]

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