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Topic: Depth Perception

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  Perception    Depth of Field  
  Depth Charge    Depth Finder  
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 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite possession(s):Stereo system
Favorite activity(s):Taking IQ tests,  Coloring in
Favorite body part(s):Eyes,  Brain,  Ears
People talk about their ..:Confronting nature
Intelligence:Genius,  Retarded
Bad point(s):Pessimistic
Personality:Analytical
Favorite computer game(s):Ultima Series
Likes to wear:Sunglasses
Medical note(s):Family history of schizophrenia,  Undergoing therapy
Ultimate fantasy(s):Being normal
Favorite quote(s):"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
 
 
 Expert Talk
The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.


Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk

But binocular vision is only one of many ways the brain "sees" depth, and therefore, it is not correct to say people with albinism have no depth perception.
Although they allegedly cannot distinguish between colors and have poor depth perception, their eyes are independent, and they are capable of using both binocular and monocular vision.
Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator

The hunters sacrifice the large peripheral motion detection system afforded by side placement of the eyes in favor of the incredibly accurate depth perception system created by frontal placement of the eyes.
Thanks for the depth of your perceptions regarding the parts I come up with for David.
Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator

You should be able to describe pictorial, binocular and dynamic cues for depth perception and understand the issues involved in the combination of depth cues.
Visual acuity, depth perception, visual field (peripheral vision), contrast sensitivity, and glare sensitivity were measured.
Investigators found several vision-related factors that were predictive of hip fracture risk, including time since last eye examination, lack of depth perception and lack of binocular visual acuity.
Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

It decreases your peripheral vision, depth perception, binocular vision, speed and accuracy.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

Depth perception - the ability to judge the relative distance of objects and the spatial relationship of objects at different distances.
BINOCULAR DEPTH PERCEPTION : a result of successful stereo vision; the ability to visually perceive three dimensional space; the ability to visually judge relative distances between objects; a visual skill that aids accurate movement in three-dimensional space.
Depth perception is discussed to clarify how we evaluate charts graphically in a two-dimensional environment.
 
 
 User Talk
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erika suyo
2005-08-11 00:40:19
what is perception of depth???? can you give some exaples for linear perspective, movement, aerial perspective, shadow, textures. and can you give me some explanations about it?? please help me in my report because my report is all about perception of depth....
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