Basics of Human Binocular Vision

  • Robert Earl Patterson
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Abstract

This chapter presents the basics of human binocular vision: the longitudinal horopter, horizontal binocular disparity, binocular disparity gradients, binocular rivalry, spatio-temporal frequency processing, and visual pathways. Vertical disparity will not be discussed; for discussion of vertical disparity, see papers by Tyler (1983) and Tyler and Scott (1979).

Keywords

Binocular Rivalry Dorsal Stream Binocular Disparity Temporal Acuity Vertical Disparity 
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  • Robert Earl Patterson
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  1. 1.DaytonUSA

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