Effects of dot density, patch size and contrast on the upper spatial limit for direction discrimination in random-dot kinematograms

Vision Research

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 2091-2102

  Eagle, Richard A ^a   Rogers, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

d(max); Dot density; Motion detection; Random dot kinematograms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMINANCE; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030860663     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(96)00153-8     Document Type: Article

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