# DEVELOPMENT OF MOTION PERCEPTION

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · 1993 · $88,553

## Abstract

The proposed research will study the development of motion sensitive
mechanisms in the human visual system over the first five postnatal months.
Motion sensitivity will be isolated from position sensitivity using a
psychophysical technique first employed by Nakayama and Tyler (1981) to
isolate such mechanisms in adults. Transverse standing wave oscillation of
thin lines at low temporal frequencies is used to isolate motion sensitive
mechanisms. Converging evidence will be obtained using both angularly
rotating lines and traveling waves. These experiments provide point
predictions for discriminating between detection by motion sensitive versus
position sensitive mechanisms. Several of the experiments also examine
evidence for the aperture problem in the infant's visual system. The
experiments will provide normative data on motion sensitivity and its
development during early postnatal life.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 2198801
- **Project number:** 5R01HD023247-07
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
- **SAM.gov UEI:** LCLSJAGTNZQ7
- **Principal Investigator:** James L Dannemiller
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1993
- **Award amount:** $88,553
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1987-08-01 → 1995-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2198801

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 2198801, DEVELOPMENT OF MOTION PERCEPTION (5R01HD023247-07). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-24 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/2198801. Licensed CC0.

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