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Abstract
Motion in depth (MID) can be cued by high-resolution changes in binocular disparity over time (CD), and low-resolution inter-ocular velocity differences (IOVD). Computational differences between these two mechanisms suggest that they may be implemented in visual pathways with different spatial and temporal resolutions. Here, we used fMRI to examine how achromatic and S-cone signals contribute to human MID perception. Both CD and IOVD stimuli evoked responses in a widespread network that included early visual areas, parts of the dorsal and ventral streams, and motion-selective area hMT+. Crucially, however, we measured an interaction between MID type and chromaticity. fMRI CD responses were largely driven by achromatic stimuli, but IOVD responses were better driven by isoluminant S-cone inputs. In our psychophysical experiments, when S-cone and achromatic stimuli were matched for perceived contrast, participants were equally sensitive to the MID in achromatic and S-cone IOVD stimuli. In comparison, they were relatively insensitive to S-cone CD. These findings provide novel evidence that MID mechanisms asymmetrically draw on information in pre-cortical pathways. An early opponent motion signal optimally conveyed by the S-cone pathway may provide a substantial contribution to the IOVD mechanism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 13631-13640 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Volume | 116 |
Issue number | 27 |
Early online date | 17 Jun 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jul 2019 |
Keywords
- 3D motion
- Binocular vision
- Color
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3D motion perception: Neural pathways underlying human 3D motion perception
Harris, J. (PI)
9/01/15 → 8/04/18
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Julie Harris
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