Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-1999
Journal
Vision research
Volume
39
Issue
10
First Page
1861
Last Page
1867
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.1016/s0042-6989(98)00276-4
Abstract
Although horses have laterally-placed eyes, there is substantial binocular overlap, allowing for the possibility that these animals have stereopsis. In the first experiment of the present study we measured local stereopsis by obtaining monocular and binocular depth thresholds for renal depth stimuli. On all measures, the horses' binocular performance was superior to their monocular. When depth thresholds were obtained, binocular thresholds were several times superior to those obtained monocularly, suggesting that the animals could use stereoscopic information when it was available. The binocular thresholds averaged about 15 min arc. In the second experiment we obtained evidence for the presence of global stereopsis by testing the animals' ability to discriminate between random-dot stereograms with and without consistent disparity information. When presented with such stimuli they showed a strong preference for the cyclopean equivalent of the positive stimulus with the real depth. These results provide the first behavioral demonstration of a full range of stereoscopic skills in a lateral-eyed mammal.
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Timney, B. & Keil, K. (1999). Local and global stereopsis in the horse. Vision Research, 39, 1861-1867. DOI: 10.1016/s0042-6989(98)00276-4