Depth from subjective color and apparent motion

We report that color and depth, as well as form, are recovered in tandem with seeing motion. The stimulus, consisting of multiple frames, was designed to keep all aspects, except color, of the binocular images identical. In still view, rivalry occurs due to the unmatched color of some corresponding image elements in the two eyes. When frames--created by translating color assignments and nothing else--are rapidly cycled, a colored object is seen moving in depth. In natural scenes the same mechanisms may be used to reconstruct depth, color, and form of hidden objects so that they can be seen as if in plain view.