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| Volume 6, Number 4, Article 14, Pages 508-522 |
doi:10.1167/6.4.14 |
http://journalofvision.org/6/4/14/ |
ISSN 1534-7362 |
Bayesian models of binocular 3-D motion perception
Martin Lages |
Department of Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
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Abstract
Psychophysical studies on three-dimensional (3-D) motion perception have shown that perceived trajectory angles of a small target traveling in depth are systematically biased. Here, predictions from Bayesian models, which extend existing models of motion-first and stereo-first processing, are investigated. These statistical models are based on stochastic representations of monocular velocity and binocular disparity input in a binocular viewing geometry. The assumption of noise in these inputs together with a plausible prior for 3-D motion leads to testable predictions of perceived trajectory angle and velocity. Results from two experiments are reported, suggesting that disparity rather than motion processing introduces perceptual bias.
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