When an image is presented to one eye and a very different image is presented to the
corresponding location of the other eye, they compete for conscious representation, such …

Gordon Lynn Walls, a comparative anatomist, observed,“If asked what aspect of vision
means the most to them, a watchmaker may answer 'acuity,'a night flier 'sensitivity,'and an …

The contributors to this volume are all active researchers who have helped to shape the
modern conception of MAE. Motion perception lies at the heart of the scientific study of …

Dot patterns sliding transparently across one another are normally perceived as
independently moving surfaces. Recordings from direction-selective neurons in area MT of …

The predominant view of motion and form processing in the human visual system assumes
that these two attributes are handled by separate and independent modules. Motion …

We have studied the effects of voluntary attention on the induction of motion aftereffects
(MAEs). While adapting, observers paid attention to one of two transparently displayed …

Single-cell and neuroimaging studies reveal that attention focused on a visual object
markedly amplifies neural activity produced by features of the attended object. In a …

Now available in paperback. This revised and updated edition of the definitive resource for
experimental psychology offers comprehensive coverage of the latest findings in the field, as …

THE motion after-effect occurs after prolonged viewing of motion; a subsequent stationary
scene is perceived as moving in the opposite direction1, 2. This illusion is thought to arise …

A visual illusion known as the motion aftereffect is considered to be the perceptual
manifestation of motion sensors that are recovering from adaptation. This aftereffect can be …