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

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Monocular sensitivity during binocular viewing

Vision Research

|January 1, 1982

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Visual perception of luminance increments was studied. Detection was best with contours in one eye and suppressed in the other, and poorest during binocular rivalry.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

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

Sort by

Same author

Binocular disparity processing with opposite-contrast stimuli.

Perception·1995

Same author

Vision comes to mind.

Perception·1995

Same author

Depth in anticorrelated stereograms: effects of spatial density and interocular delay.

Vision research·1993

Same author

Anatomy of a flash. 2. The 'width' of a temporal edge.

Perception·1992

Same author

Two-pulse monocular and binocular interactions at the differential luminance threshold.

Vision research·1990

Same author

The interocular luminance yoke: a vestige of phototaxis?

Vision research·1990

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

Area of Science:

Visual Neuroscience
Psychophysics

Background:

Understanding monocular visual perception is crucial for visual neuroscience.
Investigating the influence of binocular interactions on monocular detection is key.

Purpose of the Study:

To psychophysically study monocular detection of luminance increments under different binocular conditions: fusion, rivalry, and nonrivalry.
To determine how masking contours and binocular interactions affect the visibility of luminance changes.

Main Methods:

Psychophysical experiments were conducted to measure the detection of luminance increments.
Stimuli included flashed or continuously presented luminance increments and masking contours.
Conditions varied binocular presentation, including fusion, rivalry, and monocular dominance.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

Visibility of luminance increments was enhanced by contours in the tested eye, suggesting improved detectability.
Detection was poorest during binocular rivalry, indicating significant visual interference.
Detection performance was intermediate during fusion, between rivalry and monocular dominance.

Conclusions:

Binocular interactions, specifically rivalry and fusion, significantly modulate monocular luminance detection.
The presence of contours in one eye, while suppressed in the other, optimizes monocular detection.
Background luminance summation is proposed as a mechanism underlying enhanced detection during fusion.