Snowden, Thompson and Troscianko: Basic Vision 
Bibliography
Figures to downloadSnowden, Thompson and Troscianko: Basic Vision
Chapter 07
Readings and References
The classic in this field is the book by Bela Julesz (1971), which contains many random dot stereograms (and other stereograms) for your entertainment.Amore up-to-date look into this world of stereo and related subjects is covered in great detail by Howard and Rogers (1995).
Papers on specific issues
Binocular vision and stereopsis: Human vision: As mentioned above, the books of Julesz (1971) and Howard and Rogers (1995) contain all you need. For more recent findings you might want to look at Nerl et al. (1999).
Models of stereopsis: Though the topic is covered only briefly in this chapter, there is a great literature on trying to produce models of how stereopsis works. Some are based on what we think humans (and other animals) are doing. Two classics of this approach are Marr and Poggio (1976) and Pollard et al. (1985).
Response of cells: Early work and a superb introduction to the field can be found in Pettigrew (1972), which also gives a history of the subject of binocular vision. The work describing various types of cells in area V1 and beyond can be found in Poggio (1979). More recent work in this field can be found in Cumming and Parker (1997), and good reviews of that area are Cumming and DeAngelis (2001) and DeAngelis (2000).
Binocular rivalry and double vision: A great paper to get started is that of Blake et al. (1980), which examines what exactly is being used to gain access to 'vision' when the two eyes receive different images. A recent review by Blake and Logothetis (2002), including what happens at the level of cells in the visual cortex, is well worth a read.
Shape from shading: A most entertaining review of some of this work can be found in Ramachandran (1988);. Kersten et al. (1996) shows how shadows are of great importance in understanding depth and movement. Though it is not covered in this chapter, you might be wondering how individual cells respond to such cues as shading and shadows. Look no further than Lee et al. (2002).
Motion parallax: The classic paper in this field is that of Rogers and Graham (1979).
Illusions to do with depth: The debate as to whether many illusions can be explained by depth constancy still rages. Its origins can be found in Gregory (1968). For a review of some classic demonstrations (including the Ames room), Ittelson and Kilpatrick (1951) is still the place to look.
Combining cues to depth: The work described here is not the easiest read, but comes from Hillis et al. (2004). For something a bit more palatable try Nawrot and Blake (1989).
References
Blake, R. and Logothetis, N. K. (2002). Visual competition. Nature Reviews: Neuroscience 3, 13-23. [PubMed: 11823801] ↑
Blake, R., Westendorf, D. H., and Overton, R. (1980). What is suppressed during binocular rivalry? Perception 9, 223-231. [PubMed: 7375329] ↑
Cumming, B. C. and Parker, A. J. (1997). Responses of primary visual cortical neurons to binocular disparity without depth perception. Nature 389, 280-283. [PubMed: 9305841] [DOI: 10.1038/38487] ↑
Cumming, B. G. and DeAngelis, G. C. (2001). The physiology of stereopsis. Annual Review of Neuroscience 24, 203-238. [PubMed: 11283310] [DOI: 10.1146/annurev.neuro.24.1.203] ↑
DeAngelis, G. (2000). Seeing in three dimensions: the neurophysiology of stereopsis. Trends in Cognitive Sciences 4, 80-90. [PubMed: 10689342] [DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6613%2899%2901443-6] ↑
Gregory, R. L. (1968). Visual illusions. Scientific American 219, November, 66-76. [PubMed: 5680232] ↑
Hillis, J. M., Watt, S. J., Landy, M. S., and Banks, M. S. (2004). Slant from texture and disparity cues: optimal cue combination. Journal of Vision 4, 967-992. [PubMed: 15669906] [DOI: 10.1167/4.12.1] ↑
Howard, I. P. and Rogers, B. J. (1995) Binocular vision and stereopsis. New York: Oxford University Press. ↑
Ittelson, W. H. and Kilpatrick, F. P. (1951). Experiments in perception. Scientific American 185, August, 50-55. ↑
Julesz, B. (1971) Foundations of cyclopean vision. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ↑
Kersten, D., Knill, D. C., Mamassian, P., and B�lthoff, I. (1996). Illusory motion from shadows. Nature 379, 31. [PubMed: 8538738] [DOI: 10.1038/379031a0] ↑
Knill, D. C. (1998). Surface orientation from texture: ideal observers, generic observers and the information content of texture cues. Vision Research 38(11), 1655-1682. [PubMed: 9747502] [DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989%2897%2900324-6]
Lee, T. S., Yang, C. F., Romero, R. D., and Mumford, D. (2002). Neural activity in early visual cortex reflects behavioural experience and higher-order perceptual saliency. Nature Neuroscience 5, 589-597. [PubMed: 12021764] [DOI: 10.1038/nn860] ↑
Marr, D. and Poggio, T. (1976). Cooperative computation of stereo disparity. Science 194, 283-287. [PubMed: 968482] ↑
Nawrot, M. and Blake, R. (1989). Neural integration of information specifying structure from stereopsis and motion. Science 244, 716-718. [PubMed: 2717948] ↑
Nerl, P., Parker, A. J., and Blakemore, C. (1999). Probing the human stereoscopic system with reverse correlation. Nature 401, 695-698. [DOI: 10.1038/44409] ↑
O'Brien, J. and Johnston, A. (2000). When texture takes precedence over motion in depth perception. Perception 29(4), 437-452. [PubMed: 10953763] [DOI: 10.1068/p2955]
Pettigrew, J. D. (1972). The neurophysiology of binocular vision. Scientific American 227, August, 84-95. ↑
Poggio, G. F. (1979). Mechanisms of stereopsis in monkey visual cortex. Trends in Neurosciences 2, 199-201. [DOI: 10.1016/0166-2236%2879%2990079-1] ↑
Pollard, S. B., Mayhew, J. E. W., and Frisby, J. P. (1985). PMF: a stereo correspondence algorithm using a disparity gradient limit. Perception 14, 449-470. [PubMed: 3834387] ↑
Ramachandran, V. S. (1988). Perceiving shape from shading. Scientific American 259(2), 76-83. [PubMed: 3064296] ↑
Rogers, B. J. and Graham, M. (1979). Motion parallax as an independent cue for depth perception. Perception 8, 125-134. [PubMed: 471676] ↑
Print this page