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Visual field anisotropy revealed by perceptual filling-in.

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Four experiments were performed to investigate how the time required for perceptual filling-in varies with the position of the target in the visual field. Conventional studies have revealed that filling-in is facilitated by a target with greater ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003Sep in Journal: Vision Res (Language : eng)

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1. Vision Res. 2003 Sep;43(19):2029-38

Visual field anisotropy revealed by perceptual filling-in.

Sakaguchi Y

Graduate School of Information Systems, University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1, Chofugaoka, Chofu, 182-8585, Tokyo, Japan. sakaguchi@is.uec.ac.jp

Four experiments were performed to investigate how the time required for perceptual filling-in varies with the position of the target in the visual field. Conventional studies have revealed that filling-in is facilitated by a target with greater eccentricity, while no systematic studies have examined the effect of polar angle. Experiment 1 examined the effect of polar angle when the target and surround differed in luminance. Filling-in was facilitated as the target position changed from the horizontal to the vertical meridian. This dependency was more prominent in the upper field than in the lower, although no asymmetry was found between the left and right visual fields. These features were observed in both monocular and binocular viewing. These results were replicated in a modified stimulus configuration, in which the surround was a circular region concentric with the target (Experiment 2). Moreover, it was confirmed that the asymmetry was not due to fluctuation in the retinal image (i.e., eye movement) (Experiment 3). Finally, Experiment 4 examined whether this anisotropy was observed when two differently oriented gratings were presented in the target and surround regions. Again, filling-in was facilitated for a target close to the vertical meridian, irrespective of the relationship between the target and surround orientations. The underlying mechanism of this anisotropy is discussed from the viewpoints of cortical magnification and neural connections in the visual cortex.

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Yutaka	Sakaguchi	Y

Affiliation: Graduate School of Information Systems, University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1, Chofugaoka, Chofu, 182-8585, Tokyo, Japan. sakaguchi@is.uec.ac.jp

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