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After studying the chapter, the student should be able to . . .
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Define motion and appreciate its important role in vision. |
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Explain what is meant by structure from motion and biological motion. Discuss the importance and neural substrate of perception of biological motion. |
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Explain optic flow, and discuss how humans seem to use it to navigate the environment and to judge time of arrival. Discuss the relationship between optic flow and tau in moving through the environment. |
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Distinguish between the two principle types of eye movement (saccades and smooth pursuit), and discuss the role of each type for the exploration of the visual environment. Describe sensitivity to flicker. |
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Explain how a direction-selective receptive field operates and how it can be fooled via apparent motion. Discuss the influences on and the implication of apparent motion. |
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Explain what is meant by the correspondence problem in motion perception, and discuss how the visual system solves it. |
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Explain the aperture problem, and discuss how the visual system copes with its ambiguity. |
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Distinguish between the regions of the brain primarily devoted to motion perception, and discuss the neurological processes necessary for motion perception to occur. Explain global motion. |
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Explain what is meant by a motion aftereffect and the theory proposed for this illusion. |
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Discuss the effects of attention on motion perception. |