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Is the size aftereffect direction selective?

S Nishida1, I Motoyoshi, T Takeuchi

  • 1Human and Information Science Research Laboratory, NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Kanagawa, Japan. nishida@apollo3.brl.ntt.co.jp

Vision Research
|April 4, 2000
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The size aftereffect, a perceived spatial-frequency shift, is generally not direction selective. However, post-adaptation threshold elevation shows clear direction selectivity, suggesting separate processing of visual pattern and motion information.

Area of Science:

  • Visual perception
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychophysics

Background:

  • Selective adaptation influences visual perception, causing aftereffects like spatial-frequency shifts.
  • Direction selectivity in visual processing is well-established for motion perception.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if the size aftereffect (spatial-frequency shift) is direction selective.
  • To compare the direction selectivity of the size aftereffect with post-adaptation threshold elevation.

Main Methods:

  • Used drifting sinusoidal gratings for adaptation and testing across various spatiotemporal frequencies.
  • Employed a matching technique with a staircase method to estimate perceived test frequency.
  • Measured both the size aftereffect and post-adaptation threshold elevation.

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Main Results:

  • The size aftereffect magnitude was largely independent of stimulus direction across frequencies.
  • Post-adaptation threshold elevation demonstrated significant direction selectivity.
  • Weak direction selectivity for the size aftereffect was observed only at low spatial and high temporal frequencies.

Conclusions:

  • The size aftereffect is predominantly direction-invariant, unlike threshold elevation.
  • Findings support the idea of separate neural pathways for processing pattern and motion information.
  • Challenges a unified account of selective adaptation across different contrast levels and aftereffects.