The effect of inducer polarity and contrast on the perception of illusory figures

Perception

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1431-1443

  Matthews, Nestor ^a   Welch, Leslie ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS;

EID: 0031311031     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p261431     Document Type: Article

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