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Visual inertia of rotating 3-D objects.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9529911     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Five experiments were designed to determine whether a rotating, transparent 3-D cloud of dots (simulated sphere) could influence the perceived direction of rotation of a subsequent sphere. Experiment 1 established conditions under which the direction of rotation of a virtual sphere was perceived unambiguously. When a near-far luminance difference and perspective depth cues were present, observers consistently saw the sphere rotate in the intended direction. In Experiment 2, a near-far luminance difference was used to create an unambiguous rotation sequence that was followed by a directionally ambiguous rotation sequence that lacked both the near-far luminance cue and the perspective cue. Observers consistently saw the second sequence as rotating in the same direction as the first, indicating the presence of 3-D visual inertia. Experiment 3 showed that 3-D visual inertia was sufficiently powerful to bias the perceived direction of a rotation sequence made unambiguous by a near-far luminance cue. Experiment 5 showed that 3-D visual inertia could be obtained using an occlusion depth cue to create an unambiguous inertia-inducing sequence. Finally, Experiments 2, 4, and 5 all revealed a fast-decay phase of inertia that lasted for approximately 800 msec, followed by an asymptotic phase that lasted for periods as long as 1,600 msec. The implications of these findings are examined with respect to motion mechanisms of 3-D visual inertia.
Authors:
Y Jiang; A J Pantle; L S Mark
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Perception & psychophysics     Volume:  60     ISSN:  0031-5117     ISO Abbreviation:  Percept Psychophys     Publication Date:  1998 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-04-28     Completed Date:  1998-04-28     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0200445     Medline TA:  Percept Psychophys     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  275-86     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Contrast Sensitivity
Depth Perception*
Discrimination Learning
Distance Perception
Humans
Mental Recall
Motion Perception*
Optical Illusions*
Orientation*
Pattern Recognition, Visual*
Psychophysics

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