Panum's area explained in terms of known acuity mechanism.
Comparisons between the various types of binocular and monocular visual acuity thresholds are made in this study. The results obtained in monocular resolution and binocular diplopia experiments support LeGrand's view regarding Panum's area. Thus the physiological mechanism which appears to account for both monocular resolution and binocular diplopia thresholds could also account for a spatial tolerance which gives rise to Panum's area.
D003867:Depth Perception / Q000502:physiology; D005403:Fixation, Ocular; D006801:Humans; D009039:Motion Perception / Q000502:physiology; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology*; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D014792:Visual Acuity