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Directions of motion after-effects induced by gratings and plaids
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posted on 1998-07-01, 00:00 authored by Alexander MussapAlexander Mussap, B Crassini, P R FlanaganIn three experiments the direction of motion after-effect (MAE) is measured following adaptation to two gratings moving in different directions presented in alternation (component-induced MAEs: CMAEs), and to moving plaid patterns composed of superimposed pairs of these gratings (plaid-induced MAEs; PMAEs). These MAEs are compared to: (i) the vector sum direction of the component gratings; (ii) the IOC-predicted direction of the plaids; and (iii) the perceived direction of the plaids as reported by observers. Contrary to previous findings (Burke D, Wenderoth P. Vis Res 1993;33:351-9), directions of PMAEs are shown to approximate the vector sum direction of the components, whereas directions of CMAEs are shown to approximate the mean (unweighted) direction of the components. This difference is attributed to the activity, and adaptation, of an additional population of neurones whose stimulus), or a counterphase moving plaid (a combined Fourier and non-Fourier stimulus), rules out the possibility that the discrepancy between PMAE direction and actual plaid direction is due to the use of test stimuli that do not adequately reflect adaptation by the Fourier and non-Fourier components of the adapting plaids (HR, Ferrera VP, Yo C. Vis Neurosci 1992;9:79-97). Various explanations of this paradoxical result are discussed, including: (i) that MAEs produced by Fourier components out-weigh (and possibly even mask) MAEs produced by non-Fourier plaid components; (ii) PMAEs are influenced by adaptation of a population of component-selective neurones that do not contribute to plaid perception; and, (iii) PMAEs are influenced by component-specific adaptation effects that are weighted according to relative component sensitivity, rather than relative component speed (Pantle A. Vis Res 14;1974:1229-36). We review psychophysical and neurophysiological evidence consistent with these explanations.
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Vision researchVolume
38Issue
14Pagination
2087 - 2098Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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0042-6989Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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