THE PERCEPTUAL CONFLICT IN BINOCULAR RIVALRY

Normally, the human mind makes a portrait of the visual world with the aid of both eyes. The small differences between the retinal images, due to their differences in point of view, yield the well known binocular impression of depth. With the use of instruments, the natural correspondence may easily be disturbed. In microscopy, for instance, fusion problems may arise and, if not successfully met, they can lead to the occurrence of binocular rivalry. The present study throws a light on the origin of this binocular rivalry. More detailed communication can be found in the publications 157 and 164 of the cumulative bibliography