Human symmetry detection exhibits reverse eccentricity scaling

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 919-922

  Tyler, Christopher W ^a  

^a SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eccentricity; Human; Noise; Pattern; Reverse scaling; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA FOVEA; VISUAL CORTEX;

FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0033197750     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523899165118     Document Type: Article

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