Effects of pattern orientation and number of symmetry axes on the detection of mirror symmetry in dot and solid patterns

Perception

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 965-976

  Wenderoth, Peter ^a   Welsh, Sebastian ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; HUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 0032248755     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p270965     Document Type: Article

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