Modifications of the Classical Notion of Panum's Fusional Area

Perception - Tập 9 Số 6 - Trang 671-682 - 1980
Peter J. Burt1, Béla Julesz1
1Bell Laboratories, 600 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974 USA

Tóm tắt

It is generally believed that there is an absolute disparity limit for binocular fusion; objects with disparities within this limit, known as Panum's fusional area, will appear fused and single, while objects with disparities outside the limit appear double. It is demonstrated, however, that the disparity gradient, rather than the disparity magnitude, dictates binocular fusion when several objects occur near one another in the visual field. The disparity gradient is defined as the difference between the disparities of neighboring objects divided by their angular separation. If this ratio exceeds a critical value (∼1) then fusion does not occur, even though the absolute disparities of the individual objects may be well within the classical Panum's area. This discovery leads to the reinterpretation of several enigmatic phenomena in stereopsis, including Panum's limiting case.

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Perception

Tập 9 Số 6

671-682

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