Motion Perception

Scott N.J. Watamaniuk

doi:10.1081/E-EOE2-120009731

Motion Perception

Scott N.J. Watamaniuk

Psychology

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Our environment is replete with motion information. We are mobile and as we move, we create moving images on our retina. Historically, our survival likely depended on accurately determining the speed and direction of an object that had other moving objects around them or was intermittently occluded. Additionally, avoiding being struck also relies on the accurate processing of motion information. With this evolutionary perspective, it is not surprising that our visual system has met the task and developed mechanisms to allow for the processing of complex motion information.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Optical and Photonic Engineering
Editors	Craig A. Hoffman, Ronald G. Driggers
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	1721-1729
Number of pages	9
Edition	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781351247177
ISBN (Print)	9781439851012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1081/E-EOE2-120009731
State	Published - 2016

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Physics and Astronomy
General Engineering

Keywords

perception

Disciplines

Cognition and Perception

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