Detection of chromatic and luminance contrast modulation by the visual system

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1969-1986

  Cropper, Simon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; VISUAL SYSTEM;

COLOR PERCEPTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0032132661     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.15.001969     Document Type: Article

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