Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 3, 2026

Where You Cut Matters: A Dissection and Analysis Guide for the Spatial Orientation of the Mouse Retina from Ocular Landmarks
Published on: August 4, 2018
A reversal in the direction of detection asymmetry: effects of spatial density, spatial regularity, and retinal
Cristina Meinecke1, Ruth Kimchi, Grandegger Christina
1Institut für Psychologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany. meinecke@rzmail.uni-erlangen.de
Abstract:
We analyzed detection asymmetry, using openand closed squares as target and contextelements. It was found that varying density, regularity, and target eccentricity not only can modulate the amount of asymmetry, but also can produce a reversal in the direction of the asymmetry. The results suggest that the different stimuli are processed with different grains of analysis,consisting of in some cases, single elements and their properties and, in other cases, larger units of the stimulus array and more globalproperties. A detection task that can utilize the properties that are available with a given grain of analysis would show an advantage over a task for which the given grain of analysis is not as favorable, resulting indetection asymmetry in one direction or another.
More Related Videos
07:45Assessing Binocular Central Visual Field and Binocular Eye Movements in a Dichoptic Viewing Condition
Published on: July 21, 2020
07:12Development of a Gaze-Contingent Display Framework Designed for Perceptual and Oculomotor Research with Simulated Central Vision Loss
Published on: April 11, 2025
Related Concept Videos
The Retina
Anatomy of the Eyeball
Depth Perception and Spatial Vision
Color Vision