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Three experiments investigated several aspects of motion perception at high
and low luminance levels. Detection of weak coherent motion in random dot
cinematograms was unaffected by light level over a range of dot speeds. The
ability to judge form from motion was, however, impaired at low light leve
ls, as was the ability to discriminate normal from phase-scrambled biologic
al motion sequences. The difficulty distinguishing differential motions may
be explained by increased spatial pooling at low light levels. (C) 1999 El
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