Visual Search for Motion-in-Depth: Stereomotion Does Not ‘Pop-Out’ From Disparity Noise
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-1998
Abstract
In a visual search task, targets defined by motion or binocular disparity stand out effortlessly from stationary distractors ('pop-out'), suggesting that target and distractors are processed by different neural mechanisms. The authors used pop-out to explore whether motion directly toward or away from the observer (z-motion) is detected using binocular motion cues. A target moving laterally (x-motion) popped out amid stationary distractors with binocular disparity, but z-motion did not pop out. However, a small x-motion added to the target's z-motion caused it to pop out. The authors suggest that the visual system may not be specifically sensitive to binocular motion differences.
Repository Citation
Watamaniuk, S. N.,
Harris, J. M.,
& McKee, S. P.
(1998). Visual Search for Motion-in-Depth: Stereomotion Does Not ‘Pop-Out’ From Disparity Noise. Nature Neuroscience, 1, 165-168.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/psychology/618
DOI
10.1038/418
