Contrast gain control in first- and second-order motion perception

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

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2305-2318

  Lu, Zhong Lin ^a   Sperling, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISION;

EID: 0030331638     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.13.002305     Document Type: Article

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