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Reaction time asymmetries between expansion and contraction

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Different asymmetries between expansion and contraction (radial motions) have been reported in the literature. Often these patterns have been regarded as implying different channels for each type of radial direction (outward versus inwards) operating at a higher level of visual motion processing. In two experiments (detection and discrimination tasks) we report reaction time asymmetries between expansion and contraction. Power functions were fitted to the data. While an exponent of 0.5 accounted for the expansion data better, a value of unity yielded the best fit for the contraction data. Instead of interpreting these differences as corresponding to different higher order motion detectors, we regard these findings as reflecting the fact that expansion and contraction tap two distinct psychophysical input channels underlying the processing of fast and slow velocities respectively.

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Percepció visual, Temps de reacció (Psicologia), Moviment

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Visual perception, Reaction time (Psychology), Motion

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LÓPEZ-MOLINER, Joan. Reaction time asymmetries between expansion and contraction. Psicologica. 2005. Vol. 26, num. 139-146. ISSN 0211-2159. [consulted: 18 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/55688

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