The warped geometry of visual space near a line assessed using a hyperacuity displacement task

Spatial Vision

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 401-419

  Ruda, Harald ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL ACUITY;

HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031594929     PISSN: 01691015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856898X00103     Document Type: Article

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