Visual adaptation as optimal information transmission

Vision Research

Volumn 39, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 3960-3974

  Wainwright, Martin J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Aftereffects; Natural scenes; Sensitivity; Signal to noise ratio

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; VISUAL ADAPTATION; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0032773822     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(99)00101-7     Document Type: Article

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