Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

¹H NMR of Labile Protons: Temporal Resolution01:10

¹H NMR of Labile Protons: Temporal Resolution

Protons bonded to heteroatoms such as nitrogen and oxygen exhibit a range of chemical shift values. This is due to the varying degree of hydrogen bonding between the proton and the heteroatom in other molecules. The extent of hydrogen bonding affects the electron density around the proton, thereby giving different chemical shift values for the protons in the proton NMR spectrum.
The –OH proton in alcohols typically appears in the range of δ 2 to 5 ppm but can vary depending on the specific...
Aliasing01:18

Aliasing

Accurate signal sampling and reconstruction are crucial in various signal-processing applications. A time-domain signal's spectrum can be revealed using its Fourier transform. When this signal is sampled at a specific frequency, it results in multiple scaled replicas of the original spectrum in the frequency domain. The spacing of these replicas is determined by the sampling frequency.
If the sampling frequency is below the Nyquist rate, these replicas overlap, preventing the original signal...
Perceiving Loudness, Pitch, and Location01:21

Perceiving Loudness, Pitch, and Location

The human brain perceives pitch through two primary mechanisms reflected in place theory and frequency theory. Each mechanism describes how sound waves are interpreted as specific pitches by the brain, offering insights into the intricate processes of auditory perception.
Place theory, or place coding, suggests that different pitches are heard because various sound waves activate specific locations along the cochlea's basilar membrane. The brain determines the pitch of a sound by identifying...
Echo01:06

Echo

The human ear cannot distinguish between two sources of sound if they happen to reach within a specific time interval, typically 0.1 seconds apart. More than this, and they are perceived as separate sources.
Imagine the sound is reflected back to the ears. Assuming that the source is very close to the human, the difference between hearing the two sounds—the emitted sound and the reflected sound—may be more than the minimum time for perceiving distinct sounds. If this is the case, then the...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Dissociating mechanisms of spatial suppression and summation in human visual cortical regions MT/V5: a transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) study and clinical implications.

International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England)·2026
Same author

Temporal processes of information transmission from visual search to behavior.

Journal of vision·2026
Same author

The effect of unilateral cortical blindness on lane position and gaze behavior in a virtual reality steering task.

Scientific reports·2026
Same author

Sensory Neural Noise as a Limiting Factor in Visual Working Memory Precision in Neurotypicals and Schizophrenia.

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology·2025
Same author

A reevaluation of the visual phantom illusion and its impact on the motion aftereffect.

Scientific reports·2025
Same author

Are illusory visual phantoms seen by the motion system: Investigations utilizing the motion aftereffect.

Research square·2025
Same journal

Computational and mathematical models in vision: Quantitative approaches to understanding visual perception.

Vision research·2026
Same journal

Complex interactions between lightness, chroma, and hue in color ensemble perception.

Vision research·2026
Same journal

Driving with autism spectrum disorder: Exploring the impact of tactile hazard warnings on gaze behavior and hazard responses.

Vision research·2026
Same journal

Early visual processing in adults with ADHD: evidence from contrast sensitivity, spatial integration, and external noise.

Vision research·2026
Same journal

Pupil reflexes generate the peripheral drift illusion due to ON/OFF motion responses.

Vision research·2026
Same journal

Perceived direction of glass patterns can flip by 90°: A neural model.

Vision research·2026
See all related articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 10, 2026

Measuring Attention and Visual Processing Speed by Model-based Analysis of Temporal-order Judgments
13:00

Measuring Attention and Visual Processing Speed by Model-based Analysis of Temporal-order Judgments

Published on: January 23, 2017

High temporal precision for perceiving event offsets.

Duje Tadin1, Joseph S Lappin, Randolph Blake

  • 1Center for Visual Science and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA. duje@cvs.rochester.edu

Vision Research
|July 24, 2010
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Visual system timing is more precise using stimulus offsets than onsets. This study found lower thresholds for offset asynchrony, suggesting offsets offer reliable visual timing cues.

Keywords:
Event offsetEvent onsetTemporal orderTemporal resolutionVision

More Related Videos

Eye Movements in Visual Duration Perception: Disentangling Stimulus from Time in Predecisional Processes
09:27

Eye Movements in Visual Duration Perception: Disentangling Stimulus from Time in Predecisional Processes

Published on: January 19, 2024

Testing Sensory and Multisensory Function in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
09:13

Testing Sensory and Multisensory Function in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Published on: April 22, 2015

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 10, 2026

Measuring Attention and Visual Processing Speed by Model-based Analysis of Temporal-order Judgments
13:00

Measuring Attention and Visual Processing Speed by Model-based Analysis of Temporal-order Judgments

Published on: January 23, 2017

Eye Movements in Visual Duration Perception: Disentangling Stimulus from Time in Predecisional Processes
09:27

Eye Movements in Visual Duration Perception: Disentangling Stimulus from Time in Predecisional Processes

Published on: January 19, 2024

Testing Sensory and Multisensory Function in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
09:13

Testing Sensory and Multisensory Function in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Published on: April 22, 2015

Area of Science:

  • Visual neuroscience
  • Psychophysics
  • Human visual system research

Background:

  • Temporal order judgments (TOJs) are crucial for understanding visual processing temporal limits.
  • Historically, TOJs have focused on stimulus onset asynchrony.
  • Neurophysiological data suggest stimulus offsets may offer more precise timing information than onsets.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether stimulus offsets provide more precise temporal information than onsets for the human visual system.
  • To compare psychophysical thresholds for discriminating onset and offset asynchronies.
  • To determine the influence of stimulus motion on these temporal judgments.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted three psychophysical experiments measuring discrimination thresholds for onset and offset asynchronies.
  • Utilized both stationary and moving visual stimuli.
  • Analyzed differences in temporal precision between onset and offset judgments.

Main Results:

  • Offset asynchrony thresholds were consistently lower than onset asynchrony thresholds across experiments.
  • Offset thresholds demonstrated greater robustness to variations in stimulus properties (e.g., motion).
  • Findings align with neurophysiological evidence indicating shorter, less variable neural latencies for stimulus offsets.

Conclusions:

  • Stimulus offsets serve as more reliable temporal cues for the human visual system compared to onsets.
  • The findings support a potential role for offset signals as critical timing references in visual perception.
  • This research refines our understanding of the temporal precision limits of visual processing.