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Global versus local image expansion in estimating time-to-contact from complex optic flow

Christos D Giachritsis1, Mike G Harris

  • 1School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. c.giachritsis@bham.ac.uk

Perception
|July 5, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Estimates of time-to-contact (TTC) rely on global image expansion, even when local expansion cues are present. Global expansion dominates visual perception of motion, overriding local details in determining TTC.

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