@article {Wilmer:November 2008:0169-1015:561, author = "Wilmer, Jeremy B.", title = "How to use individual differences to isolate functional organization, biology, and utility of visual functions; with illustrative proposals for stereopsis", journal = "Spatial Vision", volume = "21", year = "November 2008", abstract = "This paper is a call for greater use of individual differences in the basic science of visual perception. Individual differences yield insights into visual perception's functional organization, underlying biological/environmental mechanisms, and utility. I first explain the general approach advocated and where it comes from. Second, I describe five principles central to learning about the nature of visual perception through individual differences. Third, I elaborate on the use of individual differences to gain insights into the three areas mentioned above (function, biology/environment, utility), in each case describing the approach advocated, presenting model examples from the literature, and laying out illustrative research proposals for the case of stereopsis.", pages = "561-579(19)", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/vsp/spv/2008/00000021/00000006/art00006" doi = "doi:10.1163/156856808786451408" }