The Backus Lab

- Publications

1. Fuller, S., van Dam, L., Ernst, M. & Backus, B.T. (submitted). Influence of disambiguated trials on perception of bistable stimuli. Journal of Vision
2. Backus, B.T. (2009) The Mixture of Bernoulli Experts: a theory to quantify reliance on cues in dichotomous perceptual decisions. Journal of Vision, 9(1):6, 1-19.
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3. Wilmer JB & Backus BT (2008). Self-reported Magic Eye stereogram skill predicts stereoacuity. Perception, 2008;37(8):1297-300.
4. Saunders JA & Backus BT (2007). Both Parallelism and orthogonality are used to perceive 3D slant of rectangles from 2D images.Journal of Vision, 7, 7.
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5. Backus BT &Haijiang Q (2007). Competition between newly recruited and pre-existing visual cues during the construction of visual appearance. Vision Research, 47 919-24.
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6. Duke PA, Oruc I, Qi H & Backus BT (2006). Depth aftereffects mediated by vertical disparities: calibration of extraretinal signals during stereopsis. Vision Research 2006 Jan; 46 (1-2): 228-41
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7. Saunders JA & Backus BT (2006). The accuracy and reliability of perceived depth from linear perspective as a function of image size. Journal of Vision, 6, 933-954
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8. Saunders JA & Backus BT (2006). Perception of surface slant from oriented textures. Journal of Vision, 6, 882-897.
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9. Haijiang, Q., Saunders, J.A., Stone, R.W., & Backus, B.T. (2006). Demonstration of cue recruitment: Change in visual appearance by means of Pavlovian conditioning. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 103: 483-486.
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10. Backus BT & Oruç I (2005). Illusory motion from change over time in the response to contrast and luminance. Journal of Vision, 5: 1055–1069.
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11. Zabulis X & Backus BT (2004). Starry night: a texture devoid of depth cues. Journal of the Optical Society of America, 21:2049-2060.
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12. Backus BT & Matza-Brown D (2003). The contribution of vergence change to the measurement of relative disparity. Journal of Vision, 3:737-750.
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13. Banks MS, Backus BT and Banks RS (2002). Is vertical disparity used to determine azimuth? Vision Research 42: 801-7.
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14. Backus, B.T. (2001). Perceptual metamers in stereoscopic vision.In Neural Information Processing Systems 2001, Vancouver, Canada
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15. Backus BT, Fleet DJ, Parker AJ & Heeger DJ (2001). Human cortical activity correlates with stereoscopic depth perception.Journal of Neurophysiology 86: 2054-68.
16. Wandell BA, Chial S & Backus BT (2000). Visualization and Measurement of the Cortical Surface. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 12: 739-752.
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17. Ress D, Backus BT & Heeger DJ (2000). Activity in primary visual cortex predicts performance in a visual detection task. Nature Neuroscience, 3: 940–945.
18. Backus BT (2000). Stereoscopic vision: What’s the first step? (Dispatch). Current Biology,10: R701-R703.
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19. Banks MS, and Backus BT (1999). Horizontal and vertical disparity, and eye position, in stereoscopic slant perception. Chapter 3 in
    Vision and Action
    . L.R. Harris and M. Jenkin, Eds. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
20. van Ee R, Banks MS, and Backus BT (1999). Perceived visual direction near an occluder.Vision Research, 39: 4085-4097.
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21. van Ee R, Bank MS & Backus BT (1999). An analysis of binocular slant contrast.Perception, 28: 1121-1145.
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22. Backus BT, Banks MS, van Ee R & Crowell JA (1999). Horizontal and vertical disparity, eye position, and stereoscopic slant perception. Vision Research, 39: 1143-1170.
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23. Backus BT & Banks MS (1999). Estimator reliability and distance scaling in stereoscopic slant perception. Perception, 28: 217-242.
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24. Banks MS, and Backus BT (1998). Extra-retinal and perspective cues cause the small range of the induced effect. Vision Research, 38:187-94.
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25. Banks MS, van Ee R & Backus BT (1997). The computation of visual direction: A re-examination of Mansfield and Legge (1996). Vision Research, 37:1605-13.
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26. Backus BT (1996). Uses of dynamic geometry software for teaching and research in optometry and vision science. Chapter in James King (Ed.), Geometry Turned On: Dynamic Geometry, Theory and Application. New York: Mathematical Association of America.
27. Banks MS, Ehrlich SM, Backus BT & Crowell JA (1996). Estimating heading during real and simulated eye movements. Vision Research, 36: 431-444.