title: 2-D center-surround effects on 3-D structure-from-motion.
abstract: This study investigates how mechanisms for amplifying 2-D motion contrast influence the assignment of 3-D depth values. The authors found that the direction of movement of a random-dot conveyor belt strongly inclined observers to report that the front surface of a superimposed, transparent, rotating, random-dot sphere moved in a direction opposite to the belt. This motion-contrast effect was direction selective and demonstrated substantial spatial integration. Varying the stereo depth of the belt did not compromise the main effect, precluding a mechanical interpretation (sphere rolling on belt). Varying the speed of the surfaces of the sphere also did not greatly affect the interpretation of rotation direction. These results suggest that 2-D center-surround interactions influence 3-D depth assignment by differentially modulating the strength of response to the moving surfaces of an object (their prominence) without affecting featural specificity.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, University of Oregon. msereno@oregon.uoregon.edu
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sereno
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Sereno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D015350:Contrast Sensitivity; D003867:Depth Perception; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009039:Motion Perception; D009903:Optical Illusions; D009949:Orientation; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011601:Psychophysics