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Review
. 1999 Aug;9(4):461-6.
doi: 10.1016/S0959-4388(99)80069-5.

Central neural mechanisms for detecting second-order motion

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Central neural mechanisms for detecting second-order motion

C L Baker Jr. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 1999 Aug.

Abstract

Single-unit neurophysiology and human psychophysics have begun to reveal distinct neural mechanisms for processing visual stimuli defined by differences in contrast or texture (second-order motion) rather than by luminance (first-order motion). This processing begins in early visual cortical areas, with subsequent extrastriate specialization, and may provide a basis for form-cue invariant analyses of image structure, such as figure-ground segregation and detection of illusory contours.

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