叶视觉中的不对称性
Samantha K Jenks1,2, Marisa Carrasco3,4, Martina Poletti5,2,6
1Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627.
概括
尽管有假设,但状视觉显示出感知不对称性. 人类在水平午线沿线表现出更高的灵敏度,在叶中表现出逆向垂直午线不对称,影响视觉感知.
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,沿水平午线具有较高的灵敏度,沿上垂直午线具有较低的灵敏度.
- 这些视野不对称性通常被理解为随着距离视线中心的接近而减少,这导致人们假定它们在眼中不存在.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究在叶和叶内同心位置的精细视觉歧视.
- 为了确定是否在视网膜的高分辨率区域 - - foveola - - 中存在感知不对称性.
主要方法:
- 采用高精度的眼球追踪和视线控制显示器来精确控制刺激的足位置.
- 在12名人类观察者中评估了微观视觉歧视,这些观察者位于叶和叶的各种异常点.
主要成果:
- 证实视觉灵敏度在水平午线上仍然高于垂直午线,即使在叶内.
- 观察到水平不对称度的降低大小,但叶中反向的垂直不对称,中心略高于中心的刺激比下面的更容易辨别.
- 证明,状管的感知不对称性在大小和方向上与立即相邻的状管中的不同.
结论:
- 状视觉不均,其特点是明显的感知不对称.
- 这些发现挑战了对状视觉均的假设,并突出了状和外状感知场之间的差异.
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