Spatial factors of brightness illusion in the Ehrenstein figure

Perception

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 709-720

  Salvano Pardieu, Véronique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033655265     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p2922     Document Type: Article

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