Three-dimensional motion aftereffects reveal distinct direction-selective mechanisms for binocular processing of motion through depth. 2011

Thaddeus B Czuba, and Bas Rokers, and Kyle Guillet, and Alexander C Huk, and Lawrence K Cormack
Center for Perceptual Systems, Department of Psychology & Section of Neurobiology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0189, USA. czuba@utexas.edu

Motion aftereffects are historically considered evidence for neuronal populations tuned to specific directions of motion. Despite a wealth of motion aftereffect studies investigating 2D (frontoparallel) motion mechanisms, there is a remarkable dearth of psychophysical evidence for neuronal populations selective for the direction of motion through depth (i.e., tuned to 3D motion). We compared the effects of prolonged viewing of unidirectional motion under dichoptic and monocular conditions and found large 3D motion aftereffects that could not be explained by simple inheritance of 2D monocular aftereffects. These results (1) demonstrate the existence of neurons tuned to 3D motion as distinct from monocular 2D mechanisms, (2) show that distinct 3D direction selectivity arises from both interocular velocity differences and changing disparities over time, and (3) provide a straightforward psychophysical tool for further probing 3D motion mechanisms.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009039 Motion Perception The real or apparent movement of objects through the visual field. Movement Perception,Perception, Motion,Perception, Movement
D010775 Photic Stimulation Investigative technique commonly used during ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY in which a series of bright light flashes or visual patterns are used to elicit brain activity. Stimulation, Photic,Visual Stimulation,Photic Stimulations,Stimulation, Visual,Stimulations, Photic,Stimulations, Visual,Visual Stimulations
D003867 Depth Perception Perception of three-dimensionality. Stereopsis,Stereoscopic Vision,Depth Perceptions,Perception, Depth,Perceptions, Depth,Stereopses,Stereoscopic Visions,Vision, Stereoscopic,Visions, Stereoscopic
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
D015348 Vision, Binocular The blending of separate images seen by each eye into one composite image. Binocular Vision
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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