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TY - JOUR
T1 - Vision out of the corner of the eye
AU - To, M. P. S.
AU - Regan, B. C.
AU - Wood, Dora
AU - Mollon, J. D.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - The margin of the temporal visual field lies more than 90 degrees from the line of sight and is critical for detecting incoming threats and for balance and locomotive control. We show (i) contrast sensitivity beyond 70 degrees is higher for moving stimuli than for stationary, and in the outermost region, only moving stimuli are visible; (ii) sensitivity is highest for motion in directions near the vertical and horizontal axes and is higher for forward than for backward directions; (iii) the former anisotropy arises early in the visual pathway; (iv) thresholds for discriminating direction are lowest for upward and downward motion.
AB - The margin of the temporal visual field lies more than 90 degrees from the line of sight and is critical for detecting incoming threats and for balance and locomotive control. We show (i) contrast sensitivity beyond 70 degrees is higher for moving stimuli than for stationary, and in the outermost region, only moving stimuli are visible; (ii) sensitivity is highest for motion in directions near the vertical and horizontal axes and is higher for forward than for backward directions; (iii) the former anisotropy arises early in the visual pathway; (iv) thresholds for discriminating direction are lowest for upward and downward motion.
KW - DIRECTION
KW - Anisotropy
KW - CONTRAST-SENSITIVITY
KW - MOTION PERCEPTION
KW - PERIPHERAL VISUAL-FIELD
KW - ECCENTRICITY
KW - Extreme periphery
KW - RABBIT RETINA
KW - GANGLION-CELLS
KW - Ora serrata
KW - Spectacle
KW - Contrast sensitivity
KW - SPECTACLE FRAMES
KW - FUNCTIONAL-PROPERTIES
KW - MODULATION TRANSFER
U2 - 10.1016/j.visres.2010.11.008
DO - 10.1016/j.visres.2010.11.008
M3 - Journal article
VL - 51
SP - 203
EP - 214
JO - Vision Research
JF - Vision Research
SN - 0042-6989
IS - 1
ER -