眼视觉中的不对称性
Samantha K Jenks1,2, Marisa Carrasco3,4, Martina Poletti1,5,2
1Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
|January 7, 2025
概括
人类的视觉感知表现出令人惊的不对称性,即使在视觉的中心部分 - - 叶. 灵敏度在水平和垂直之间有所不同,在视线中心上方和下方之间有所不同.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 视觉感知 视觉感知 视觉感知
- 人类视觉 人类视觉
背景情况:
- 视觉感知表现出已知的不对称性,沿着水平午线和下垂直午线具有更高的灵敏度.
- 这些不对称性通常随着对视线中心的接近而减少,从而导致对形状的均性假设.
- 对于高分辨率场景探索至关重要的foveola,此前被认为缺乏这些感知变化.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究叶和叶内细微的视觉歧视.
- 为了确定是否存在感知不对称性在foveola尽管其中心作用.
- 为了比较foveal不对称性与那些在parafovea.
主要方法:
- 使用高精度的眼球追踪技术.
- 采用注视条件显示器,以准确刺激状部位.
- 测试了叶和叶内各个同心点的视觉区分.
主要成果:
- 在叶中观察到感知不对称性,类似于更古怪的位置.
- 人类对沿着水平午线的刺激有更高的灵敏度,与叶垂直午线相比.
- 在叶中发现了一个反向的垂直午线不对称性,在视线中心上方比下方有更好的区分.
结论:
- 状视觉不均,并以感知不对称性为特征.
- 这些的不对称性在大小和方向上与对的不同.
- 存在着明显的体和体外感知场,挑战了先前关于中央视觉均性的假设.
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