Dynamic, state-dependent thresholds for the perception of single-element apparent motion: Bistability from local cooperativity

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1077-1088

  Hock, Howard S ^a   Kogan, Kris ^a   Espinoza, Jessica K ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION;

ADULT; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031243456     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03205522     Document Type: Article

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