Contrast perception across changes in luminance and spatial frequency

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1953-1959

  Peli, Eli ^a   Arend, Lawrence ^b   Labianca, Angela T ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SARNOFF CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; REFRACTION ERROR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LIGHTING; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030266058     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.13.001953     Document Type: Article

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