Temporal and Spatial Integration in Dynamic Random Dot Stimuli
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-1992
Abstract
Random-dot cinematograms comprising many different, spatially intermingled local motion vectors can produce a percept of global coherent motion in a single direction. Three observers' thresholds for discriminating the direction of global motion were measured under various conditions. Discrimination thresholds increased with the width of the distribution of directions in the cinematogram. Thresholds decreased as duration of area of the cinematogram increased. Temporal integration for global direction discrimination extends over about 465 msec (9.3 frames) while the spatial integration limit is at least as large as 63 deg₂ (circular aperture diameter = 9 deg). The large spatial integration area is consistent with the physiology of higher visual areas such as the middle temporal area and the medial superior temporal area.
Repository Citation
Watamaniuk, S. N.,
& Sekuler, R.
(1992). Temporal and Spatial Integration in Dynamic Random Dot Stimuli. Vision Research, 32 (12), 2341-2347.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/psychology/631
DOI
10.1016/0042-6989(92)90097-3
