Elevation of vernier thresholds during image motion depends on target configuration

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 947-954

  Bedell, Harold E ^a   Chung, Susana T L ^b   Patel, Saumil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA ACQUISITION; FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL FILTERS; POLYCARBONATES;

VERNIER THRESHOLDS;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MOTION PERCEPTION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISION;

EID: 0034199824     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.000947     Document Type: Article

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