Stimulus configuration determines the detectability of motion signals in noise

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

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1525-1534

  Verghese, Preeti ^a   McKee, Suzanne P ^a   Grzywacz, Norberto M ^a  

^a SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

MOTION SIGNALS;

MOTION ESTIMATION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NASA DISCIPLINE SPACE HUMAN FACTORS; NON-NASA CENTER; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; TIME;

NASA DISCIPLINE SPACE HUMAN FACTORS; NON-NASA CENTER;

ARTIFACTS; HUMANS; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROBABILITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034266071     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.001525     Document Type: Article

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