Binocular summation in temporal-order detection

J Opt Soc Am A. 1990 Apr;7(4):731-2. doi: 10.1364/josaa.7.000731.

Abstract

Thresholds for temporal-order detection of two successively displayed vertical stripes were determined for monocular and binocular stimulation. Thresholds are lower for binocular stimulation by roughly a factor of 1.4 compared with those found under monocular stimulation. This corresponds to quadratic summation. This is found for angular separations of the two stripes amounting to 5 and 40 min of arc.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Motion Perception / physiology*
  • Sensory Thresholds
  • Vision, Binocular / physiology*
  • Vision, Monocular / physiology*