Exam 8: Visual Motion Perception

What does tau tell you?

The marquee outside of a theater has lights that blink on and off in rapid succession, leading to the impression that the lights are moving around the marquee. This is an example of which type of motion?

_______ is the illusion that a stationary object is moving and occurs after prolonged exposure to a moving object.

The _______ of the brain is important for initiating and guiding eye movements.

To look at the tip of your nose, which kind of eye movement must you make?

_______ is motion of an object that is defined by changes in contrast or texture, but not by luminance.

Refer to the figure. What does D represent?

What is a motion aftereffect and what does it tell us about how the brain processes motion stimuli?

When space ships in Star Wars jump to light speed and the stars seem to stream outward from the center of the screen, giving the sense of forward motion, which kind of a stimulus is that?

If you want a motion detector circuit to respond to faster object motions, which changes should you make to the circuit?

The purpose of the comparator is to _______ eye movements.

Interocular transfer is the transfer of

Optokinetic nystagmus (OKN) is an example of a _______ eye movement.

What is the optic flow and how do we use it to navigate in the world?

When fixating a central target, stationary targets in the periphery will seem to disappear when there is a global moving pattern superimposed. This is known as the phenomenon of

A movement of the eye that is automatic and involuntary is called

Damage to area MT/V5 can result in this neurological disorder, in which you no longer perceive motion.

What is apparent motion?

The collection of light rays that interact with objects in the world in front of a viewer is

When one makes a saccadic eye movement, there is a(n) _______ sensitivity known as saccadic suppression.