Role of synchrony in contour binding: Some transient doubts sustained

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

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 678-686

  Dakin, Steven C ^a   Bex, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

CONTOUR BINDING;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036550780     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.19.000678     Document Type: Article

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