Vertical disparity pooling and the induced effect

If the image received by one eye is vertically magnified by a small amount then an illusory tilt is perceived around the vertical axis through the fixation point. This is known as the induced effect and it can be explained by a recent computational theory of binocular vision which treats it as a sid...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1984-06, Vol.309 (5969), p.622-623
Main Authors: Stenton, S. P, Frisby, J. P, Mayhew, J. E. W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Computers
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Ocular Physiological Phenomena
Perception
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Vision
Vision, Ocular
Visual Perception
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Summary:If the image received by one eye is vertically magnified by a small amount then an illusory tilt is perceived around the vertical axis through the fixation point. This is known as the induced effect and it can be explained by a recent computational theory of binocular vision which treats it as a side-effect of the use of vertical disparities to recover information about the distance to the fixation point and the angle of gaze. We have investigated the consequences of introducing vertical magnifications of some parts of a scene and not others and report here that there is a simple linear relationship between the size of the induced effect and the average vertical magnification. This suggests that a pooling strategy is adopted in the measurement of vertical disparities, a result which fits in well with expectations of the theory.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/309622a0