Stereoscopic vision: What's the first step?

Stereoscopic vision: What's the first step?

Neurons in primary visual cortex respond to binocular disparity, the raw material of stereoscopic depth perception. Although these neurons are probably essential to depth perception, a recent study has shown that they are unable to compute depth itself.

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Veröffentlicht in:Current biology 2000-10, Vol.10 (19), p.R701-R703
1. Verfasser: Backus, Benjamin T
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Depth Perception
Models, Animal
Neurons - physiology
Visual Cortex - cytology
Visual Cortex - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:Neurons in primary visual cortex respond to binocular disparity, the raw material of stereoscopic depth perception. Although these neurons are probably essential to depth perception, a recent study has shown that they are unable to compute depth itself.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00707-7