Evidence for spatial aliasing effects in the Y-like cells of the magnocellular visual pathway

Vision Research

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1843-1859

  Maddess, T ^a   Hemmi, J M ^a   James, A C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Aliasing; Illusion; Motion; Y cell

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GIANT CELL; GRATING; MOTION; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA Y CELL; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL ADAPTATION; VISUAL ILLUSION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; ADULT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0031852303     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(97)00344-1     Document Type: Article

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