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Surround masking reveals binocular adding and differencing channels.

Rinku Sarkar¹, Kiana Zanetti², Alexandre Reynaud¹

¹McGill Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Montréal General Hospital, Montréal, Quebec, Canada; Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), Canada.

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Summary

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Binocular vision utilizes adding (S+) and differencing (S-) channels. Surround context adjusts the gains of these channels, impacting contrast detection and summation.

Keywords:

Adding (S+) channel Binocular summation Detection thresholds Differencing (S-) channel Probability summation Surround masking

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Area of Science:

Visual neuroscience
Perception and psychophysics

Background:

Binocular vision relies on integrating information from both eyes.
The roles of specific neural channels, such as adding (S+) and differencing (S-) channels, in binocular processing are under investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the function of S+ and S- channels in binocular contrast detection and summation.
To determine how surround masking influences binocular processing and the interplay between S+ and S- channels.

Main Methods:

A surround masking paradigm was used with sinusoidal grating stimuli.
Stimuli varied in interocular spatial phase (correlated vs. anticorrelated).
Detection thresholds were measured for monocular and binocular targets under different surround conditions.

Main Results:

Surround masks elevated detection thresholds for both monocular and binocular targets.
An interaction was observed: opposite interocular phases enhanced detection and summation, while same phases reduced them.
A MAX (S+S-) model reasonably explained the data, indicating adjustable channel gains.

Conclusions:

The findings support the existence of distinct S+ and S- channels in binocular combination.
Surround context dynamically adjusts the relative gains of these channels, influencing visual perception.