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The study shows that eye vergence, an eye movement, is controlled by perceived depth, not just physical depth. This suggests our brain prioritizes perceptual cues for stable eye fixations.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Perception Psychology
Artistic Optics

Background:

Reverspectives, artworks by Patrick Hughes, create illusory depth perception by reversing physical depth cues.
This creates a bistable perception, where physical depth is perceived inversely.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether vergence eye movements are controlled by physical or perceived depth.
To determine the role of pictorial cues in vergence control.

Main Methods:

Vergence eye movements were recorded using the EyeLink II system.
Participants viewed a reverspective stimulus with LEDs at various depths.
Conditions were manipulated to elicit both veridical and illusory depth percepts.

Main Results:

Stable vergence fixations were governed by perceived depth, not physical depth.
Eyes converged for veridical depth and diverged for illusory depth at the same physical location.
Pictorial cues were as effective as physical cues in controlling vergence.

Conclusions:

Perceptual state, not just physical depth, governs stable vergence.
Suggests the existence of distinct eye movement systems: one data-driven and one schema-driven.
Highlights the significant role of perception in guiding eye movements.