The discovery of the Venetian blind effect, a translation

What is it about?

Münster (1941) was the first to discover the effects of an interocular luminance disparity on perceived depth as the apparent displacement in depth of one of a pair of objects relative to the other. He ascribed the Venetian blind effect to irradiation, which effectively inhibited further research by relegating the perceived depth displacement to largely non-neural mechanisms. Our introduction places Münster (1941) into a contemporary context, and then reviews the historical context surrounding the paper’s publication, with references. We then give a translation of Münster (1941). It is now becoming clear that Münster’s (1941) measurement of the Venetian blind effect represents the discovery of one of several mechanisms supporting stereopsis, though he and many others failed to recognize that discovery at the time.

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Why is it important?

Münster’s (1941) measurement of the Venetian blind effect represents the discovery of one of several mechanisms supporting stereopsis, though he and many others failed to recognize that discovery at the time.