A gain-control model relating nulling results to the duration of dynamic motion aftereffects

W.A. Van de Grind*, M.J.M. Lankheet, R. Tao

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Abstract

Strength of the motion aftereffect (MAE) is most often quantified by its duration, a high-variance and rather 'subjective' measure. With the help of an automatic gain-control model we quantitatively relate nulling-thresholds, adaptation strength, direction discrimination threshold, and duration of the dynamic MAE (dMAE). This shows how the nulling threshold, a more objective two-alternative forced-choice measure, relates to the same system property as MAE-durations. Two psychophysical experiments to test the model use moving random-pixel-arrays with an adjustable luminance signal-to-noise ratio. We measure MAE-duration as a function of adaptation strength and compare the results to the model prediction. We then do the same for nulling-thresholds. Model predictions are strongly supported by the psychophysical findings. In a third experiment we test formulae coupling nulling threshold, MAE-duration, and direction-discrimination thresholds, by measuring these quantities as a function of speed. For the medium-to-high speed range of these experiments we found that nulling thresholds increase and dMAE-durations decrease about linearly, whereas direction discrimination thresholds increase exponentially with speed. The model description then suggests that the motion-gain decreases, while the noise-gain and model's threshold increase with speed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)117-133
Number of pages17
JournalVision Research
Volume43
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aftereffect-nulling
  • Dynamic MAE
  • Gain-control model
  • MAE-duration

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