Common mechanisms in apparent motion perception and visual pattern matching

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
A Larsen, C Bundesen

Abstract

Common mechanisms in apparent motion perception and visual pattern matching. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 50, 526-534.There are close functional similarities between apparent motion perception and visual pattern matching. In particular, striking functional similarities have been demonstrated between perception of rigid objects in apparent motion and purely mental transformations of visual size and orientation used in comparisons of objects with respect to shape but regardless of size and orientation. In both cases, psychophysical data suggest that differences in visual size are resolved as differences in depth, such that transformation of size is done by translation in depth. Furthermore, the process of perceived or imagined translation appears to be stepwise additive such that a translation over a long distance consists of a sequence of smaller translations, the durations of these steps being additive. Both perceived and imagined rotation also appear to be stepwise additive, and combined transformations of size and orientation appear to be done by alternation of small steps of pure translation and small steps of pure rotation. The functional similarities suggest that common mechanisms underlie perception of apparent mot...Continue Reading

References

Jan 15, 1979·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Containing Papers of a Biological Character·S Ullman
Mar 5, 1976·Science·R N Shepard, S A Judd
Jul 1, 1974·Vision Research·O Braddick
Feb 19, 1971·Science·R N Shepard, J Metzler
Jan 1, 1983·Psychological Research·A LarsenC Bundesen
Jan 1, 1983·Perception·C BundesenJ E Farrell
Jan 1, 1982·Perception·J E FarrellC Bundesen
Feb 1, 1994·Cognitive Psychology·K R CaveH Lin
Feb 1, 1996·Brain : a Journal of Neurology·M S CohenJ W Belliveau
Feb 1, 1997·Neuropsychologia·B Alivisatos, M Petrides
Oct 31, 2000·Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience·A LarsenI Law
Sep 12, 2001·Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision·Z L Lu, G Sperling
Mar 18, 2003·Trends in Cognitive Sciences·Zenon Pylyshyn
Dec 31, 2003·Neuroscience Letters·Yuji KobayashiSoichiro Nomura
Jul 15, 2006·Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience·Axel LarsenClaus Bundesen
Sep 1, 1947·The Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics·W PITTS, W S McCULLOCH

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Dec 6, 2011·PloS One·Wataru SatoMotomi Toichi
May 13, 2015·Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience·Josefien HuijgenNathalie George
Mar 21, 2018·Psychonomic Bulletin & Review·Philip L Smith, Daniel R Little
Dec 17, 2009·Expert Opinion on Drug Safety·Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.