Context-dependent changes in visual sensitivity induced by Muller-Lyer stimuli

Vision Research

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1657-1670

  Dragoi, Valentin ^a   Lockhead, Gregory ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast; Detection; Long range interactions; Muller Lyer illusion; Striate cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FIXATION; FACILITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ILLUSION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SIZE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032973388     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(98)00198-9     Document Type: Article

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