Envelope size-tuning for transient disparity vergence. 2001

M Sato, and M Edwards, and C M Schor
Vision Science Group, School of Optometry, 360 Minor Hall, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020, USA.

Our prior studies have demonstrated that the transient-vergence system responds preferably to dichoptic stimulus pairs that contain the highest combined energy, regardless of dichoptic differences in spatial frequency, contrast, orientation, or luminance polarity (Edwards, M., Pope, D. R., & Schor, C. M. (1998), Vision Research 38, 705; Pope, D. R., Edwards, M., & Schor, C. M. (1999) Vision Research 39, 575). This broadband tuning for spatial frequency, orientation and contrast is indicative of a second order (non-linear) extraction system. The current study examined the potential size-tuning of binocular channels to the contrast envelope that is extracted by a non-linear process. Stimuli were size-scaled Gabor patches with parallel and orthogonal carrier orientations that subtended a large (3.8 degrees ) disparity. Results indicate that the transient-vergence system exhibits broad band-pass tuning to overall size of dichoptic targets, independent of interocular differences in carrier orientation, spatial frequency or contrast. Equal sizes elicited a higher proportion of vergence responses than unequal sizes, however responses to unequal size still occurred over a 2-octave range, illustrating broad band-pass tuning. Size tuning was found to be broader for small than large envelope sizes. The broad tuning for envelope size is likely to result from the overlapping extracted low-pass frequency spectra of the contrast envelopes. However, the transient-vergence system also responds to monocular, hemi-retinal stimuli over a larger (3-octave) range. Thus some of the observed "binocular tuning" may be due to these monocular responses.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003290 Convergence, Ocular The turning inward of the lines of sight toward each other. Convergences, Ocular,Ocular Convergence,Ocular Convergences
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D014795 Visual Pathways Set of cell bodies and nerve fibers conducting impulses from the eyes to the cerebral cortex. It includes the RETINA; OPTIC NERVE; optic tract; and geniculocalcarine tract. Pathway, Visual,Pathways, Visual,Visual Pathway
D015357 Vision Disparity The difference between two images on the retina when looking at a visual stimulus. This occurs since the two retinas do not have the same view of the stimulus because of the location of our eyes. Thus the left eye does not get exactly the same view as the right eye. Binocular Disparity,Fixation Disparity,Ocular Disparity,Parallax, Ocular,Retinal Disparity,Visual Disparity,Binocular Disparities,Disparities, Binocular,Disparities, Fixation,Disparities, Ocular,Disparities, Retinal,Disparities, Vision,Disparities, Visual,Disparity, Binocular,Disparity, Fixation,Disparity, Ocular,Disparity, Retinal,Disparity, Vision,Disparity, Visual,Fixation Disparities,Ocular Disparities,Ocular Parallax,Retinal Disparities,Vision Disparities,Visual Disparities

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