Unresolved issues in stereopsis: dynamic disparity processing

Spat Vis. 2009;22(1):83-90. doi: 10.1163/156856809786618510.

Abstract

Several unresolved issues in stereopsis are discussed that are related to the visual processing of dynamic disparity information. These unresolved issues include: (1) how well does the visual system compute temporal change in disparity and what kind of computation is used; (2) what is the neurophysiological basis of such processing in humans; and (3) how is the information gleaned from such processing used for guiding human action. The resolution of these issues will likely involve an adoption of a philosophical perspective in which dynamic disparity is viewed as playing an important role in the control of behavior and in which stereopsis is studied within the context of control-systems analysis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Depth Perception / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Motion Perception / physiology
  • Vision Disparity / physiology*
  • Vision, Binocular / physiology*