The conjunction of feature and depth information.
By inducing feature-contingent depth aftereffects, we show that the human visual system combines feature information with depth information. These contingent aftereffects were revealed through the use of a novel selective adaptation paradigm whose stimuli required the combination of feature and depth information in order to segment two interleaved, transparent surfaces. We argue that this combined processing exemplifies the remarkable resourcefulness of a visual system that has adapted to exploit conjunctions of cues that can aid in the segmentation of visual surfaces.
Blaser
Erik
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Laboratory for Vision Research, Rutgers University, 152 Frelinghuysen Road, Busch, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA. blaser@ruccs.rutgers.edu
Domini
Fulvio
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D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D003463:Cues; D003867:Depth Perception; D005366:Figural Aftereffect; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D011594:Psychometrics