Psychophysics of prosthetic vision: III. Stochastic rendering, the phosphene image, and perception

Luke E. Hallum; Shaun L. Cloherty; David S. Taubman; Gregg J. Suaning; Nigel H. Lovell

Psychophysics of prosthetic vision: III. Stochastic rendering, the phosphene image, and perception

Luke E. Hallum, Shaun L. Cloherty, David S. Taubman, Gregg J. Suaning, Nigel H. Lovell

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Abstract

This paper examines the rendering of luminous spots ("phosphenes" ) in the visual field, and their stochastic positioning as a means of anti-aliasing the resulting spotty image ("phosphene image"). We derive an equation concerning the correlations of pairs of phosphenes comprising the phosphene image, and show the relationship to the statistics governing the stochastic positioning. We present some examples where stochastic rendering assists the veridical perception of textures, and argue for its superiority as cf. ordered rendering. Our preliminary results suggest that it may be perceptually effective to manufacture disordered arrays of stimulating electrodes for intraocular implantation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2006 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Vols 1-15
Pages	4323-4326
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 2006 - Marriott Hotel, New York, United States of America Duration: 31 Aug 2006 → 3 Sept 2006 Conference number: 28th https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/4028925/proceeding?isnumber=4461641 (Proceedings)

Conference

Conference	International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 2006
Abbreviated title	EMBC 2006
Country/Territory	United States of America
City	New York
Period	31/08/06 → 3/09/06
Internet address	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/4028925/proceeding?isnumber=4461641 (Proceedings)

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Hallum, LE, Cloherty, SL, Taubman, DS, Suaning, GJ & Lovell, NH 2006, Psychophysics of prosthetic vision: III. Stochastic rendering, the phosphene image, and perception. in 2006 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Vols 1-15. pp. 4323-4326, International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 2006, New York, New York, United States of America, 31/08/06.

Psychophysics of prosthetic vision: III. Stochastic rendering, the phosphene image, and perception. / Hallum, Luke E.; Cloherty, Shaun L.; Taubman, David S. et al.
2006 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Vols 1-15. 2006. p. 4323-4326.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

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