The detection of spatiotemporal correlation in visual displays has been studied with stroboscopically presented random-noise patterns and with a signal-to-noise ratio paradigm in which the moving pattern was masked with spatiotemporal white noise. These methods reveal the ability of the visual system to detect correlation of spatiotemporal structures, rather than luminance contrast. The effects of stroboscopic rate, exposure duration, target size, and the extent of discrete spatial shifts were studied in both the central and the peripheral visual field. Evidence for orientation-selective and speed-selective mechanisms was found, as well as for extensive spatiotemporal integration. Bounds on parameters of spatial and temporal correlation and integration were obtained. The results are similar to those reported earlier, and also extend them. Their relation to results obtained through other paradigms (eg the motion aftereffect) is explored.
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