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Stereopsis and depth perception
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Humans can use the two eyes in coordination to achieve perception of stereoscopic depth. Geometrically, this depends on the separation of the eyes in the head, which allows each eye to have a different view of the same objects in the visual scene in front of the person. The central nervous system is able to exploit the information available from comparing these two views to deliver a sense of depth and solid shape, a process that is called stereopsis (derived from Greek, meaning “seeing solid shape”).... ...
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- 10.1093/acref/9780190631895.001.0001
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- Oxford University Press
- Host title:
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Sensory Systems
- Publication date:
- 2023-01-01
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- 9780190631901
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- 9780190631895
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English
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2017285
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- Andrew J. Parker
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- 2023
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- This is the accepted manuscript version of the chapter. The final version is available online from Oxford University Press at https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780190631895.001.0001
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