: Dynamic Glass patterns (GPs) are visual stimuli commonly employed to study form-motion interactions. There is brain imaging evidence that non-directional motion induced by dynamic GPs and directional motion induced by random dot kinematograms (RDKs) depend on the activity of the human motion complex (hMT+). However, whether dynamic GPs and RDKs rely on the same processing mechanisms is still up for dispute. The current study uses a visual perceptual learning (VPL) paradigm to try to answer this question. Identical pre- and post-tests were given to two groups of participants, who had to discriminate random/noisy patterns from coherent form (dynamic GPs) and motion (RDKs). Subsequently, one group was trained on dynamic translational GPs, whereas the other group on RDKs. On the one hand, the generalization of learning to the non-trained stimulus would indicate that the same mechanisms are involved in the processing of both dynamic GPs and RDKs. On the other hand, learning specificity would indicate that the two stimuli are likely to be processed by separate mechanisms possibly in the same cortical network. The results showed that VPL is specific to the stimulus trained, suggesting that directional and non-directional motion may depend on different neural mechanisms.

Mechanisms Underlying Directional Motion Processing and Form-Motion Integration Assessed with Visual Perceptual Learning / Donato, Rita; Pavan, Andrea; Cavallin, Giovanni; Ballan, Lamberto; Betteto, Luca; Nucci, Massimo; Campana, Gianluca. - In: VISION. - ISSN 2411-5150. - 6:2(2022). [10.3390/vision6020029]

Mechanisms Underlying Directional Motion Processing and Form-Motion Integration Assessed with Visual Perceptual Learning

Betteto, Luca;Nucci, Massimo;
2022-01-01

Abstract

: Dynamic Glass patterns (GPs) are visual stimuli commonly employed to study form-motion interactions. There is brain imaging evidence that non-directional motion induced by dynamic GPs and directional motion induced by random dot kinematograms (RDKs) depend on the activity of the human motion complex (hMT+). However, whether dynamic GPs and RDKs rely on the same processing mechanisms is still up for dispute. The current study uses a visual perceptual learning (VPL) paradigm to try to answer this question. Identical pre- and post-tests were given to two groups of participants, who had to discriminate random/noisy patterns from coherent form (dynamic GPs) and motion (RDKs). Subsequently, one group was trained on dynamic translational GPs, whereas the other group on RDKs. On the one hand, the generalization of learning to the non-trained stimulus would indicate that the same mechanisms are involved in the processing of both dynamic GPs and RDKs. On the other hand, learning specificity would indicate that the two stimuli are likely to be processed by separate mechanisms possibly in the same cortical network. The results showed that VPL is specific to the stimulus trained, suggesting that directional and non-directional motion may depend on different neural mechanisms.
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Donato, Rita; Pavan, Andrea; Cavallin, Giovanni; Ballan, Lamberto; Betteto, Luca; Nucci, Massimo; Campana, Gianluca
Mechanisms Underlying Directional Motion Processing and Form-Motion Integration Assessed with Visual Perceptual Learning / Donato, Rita; Pavan, Andrea; Cavallin, Giovanni; Ballan, Lamberto; Betteto, Luca; Nucci, Massimo; Campana, Gianluca. - In: VISION. - ISSN 2411-5150. - 6:2(2022). [10.3390/vision6020029]
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