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Dichoptically cancelled motion.

J A Solomon·M J Morgan
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We sought to determine whether or not motion-from-texture mechanisms have access to monocular input. Adopting a strategy used by Kolb and Braun (1995. Nature, 377, 336-338), we created drifting textures that were invisible to purely binocular processes. Monocular signals readily conveyed motions defined by local orientation and flicker. However, when left- and right-eye signals were displayed simultaneously, only flicker motion was visible. We conclude that motion-from-texture mechanisms do not have access to monocular input. Further evidence suggests that motion from texture involves attentional tracking.

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Discrimination, PsychologicalFixation, OcularHumansMaleMotion PerceptionPattern Recognition, VisualPsychometricsRotationVision, MonocularJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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J A Solomon, M J Morgan. 1999. Dichoptically cancelled motion.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0042-6989(99)00008-5

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