

The muscular activity necessary for this accommodation acts as a signal for the brain to generate perception of depth and distance. Occlusion: Things will get in front of other things. Relative Size: Objects farther away from other objects are smaller (Fig.10.6.2).

Some monocular depth cues include, but are not limited to: Relative Height: Things at a distance look like their base is higher. Only one eye is needed to determine distance using the focus required to see an object properly. Monocular depth cues are depth cues that are able to be perceived without both eyes. Yet another cue to depth perception is called binocular accommodation, a term that refers to the fact that the lens of the eye changes shape when it brings an image into focus on the retina. Binocular vision uses both eyes together to give depth cues. The closer the perceived object is, the more they must rotate, so the brain uses the information it receives about the degree of rotation as a cue to interpret the distance of the perceived objects. Retinal disparity may also be referred to as binocular disparity. The second cue, called binocular convergence, is based on the fact that in order to project images on the retinas, the two eyes must rotate inward toward each other. Types of binocular cues include retinal disparity and convergence. By processing information about the degree of disparity between the images it receives, the brain produces the impression of a single object that has depth in addition to height and width. One cue, binocular disparity, refers to the fact that different optical images are produced on the retinas of both eyes when viewing an object. Properties of the visual system that facilitate depth perception by the nature of messages that are sent to the brain.īinocular depth cues are based on the simple fact that a person's eyes are located in different places. Binocular depth cues are the cues that are perceived when we view a scene with both of our eyes.
