Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Depth Perception and Spatial Vision

Depth Perception and Spatial Vision

Depth perception is the ability to perceive objects three-dimensionally. It relies on two types of cues: binocular and monocular. Binocular cues depend on the combination of images from both eyes and how the eyes work together. Since the eyes are in slightly different positions, each eye captures a slightly different image. This disparity between images, known as binocular disparity, helps the brain interpret depth. When the brain compares these images, it determines the distance to an object.

You might also read

Related Articles

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

Sort by

Same author

Variable feedback timing influences motor learning strategy.

Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance·2026

Same author

Automatic, But Not Autonomous: Implicit Adaptation Is Modulated by Goal-Directed Attentional Demands.

eNeuro·2026

Same author

Evaluation of motion perception and binocular vision following dichoptic treatment for amblyopia.

Vision research·2025

Same author

Visual attention as an integrated sensorimotor process.

The Behavioral and brain sciences·2025

Same author

Emergent motor timing enhances time perception.

iScience·2025

Same author

Multimodal neuroimaging of fatigability development.

Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)·2025

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Apr 8, 2026

VisualEyes: A Modular Software System for Oculomotor Experimentation

VisualEyes: A Modular Software System for Oculomotor Experimentation

Published on: March 25, 2011

Encoding attentional states during visuomotor adaptation.

Hee Yeon Im, Patrick Bédard, Joo-Hyun Song

Journal of Vision

|June 27, 2015

Summary

Attentional state during visuomotor learning is encoded as internal context. Consistent attentional states between learning and recall enhance memory, especially when encoded early in visuomotor adaptation.

Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Motor Learning
Human Factors

Background:

Visuomotor adaptation is influenced by attentional state.
Attentional state may act as an internal context for memory encoding.
Previous work suggests reinstatement of attentional context aids recall.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the critical temporal window for encoding attentional state in visuomotor memory.
To investigate how attentional state influences the consolidation of visuomotor adaptation.
To examine the role of motor error reduction in attentional context encoding.

Main Methods:

Participants performed visuomotor adaptation tasks with concurrent secondary attention-demanding tasks.
The secondary task was introduced during either the early or late phase of visuomotor learning.

More Related Videos

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

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

Published on: January 23, 2017

Investigating the Deployment of Visual Attention Before Accurate and Averaging Saccades via Eye Tracking and Assessment of Visual Sensitivity

Investigating the Deployment of Visual Attention Before Accurate and Averaging Saccades via Eye Tracking and Assessment of Visual Sensitivity

Published on: March 18, 2019

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Apr 8, 2026

VisualEyes: A Modular Software System for Oculomotor Experimentation

VisualEyes: A Modular Software System for Oculomotor Experimentation

Published on: March 25, 2011

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

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

Published on: January 23, 2017

Investigating the Deployment of Visual Attention Before Accurate and Averaging Saccades via Eye Tracking and Assessment of Visual Sensitivity

Investigating the Deployment of Visual Attention Before Accurate and Averaging Saccades via Eye Tracking and Assessment of Visual Sensitivity

Published on: March 18, 2019

Recall performance was assessed under different attentional states (divided vs. undivided).

Main Results:

Recall was enhanced when attentional states during early learning and recall were consistent.
Recall performance decreased to untrained levels when tested under the late-phase learning attentional state.
When attentional states were mixed, only divided attention was encoded as a retrieval cue.

Conclusions:

Attentional state is primarily encoded during the early phase of visuomotor learning, before motor error asymptomatically decreases.
The encoding of attentional state is time-dependent within the visuomotor adaptation process.
A single attentional state is preferentially integrated into visuomotor memory during the error reduction phase.