Neural grouping and geometric effect in the determination of apparent orientation

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

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1049-1062

  Sakai, Ko ^a   Hirai, Yuzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

NEURAL GROUPING;

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS;

EID: 0037917333     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.19.001049     Document Type: Article

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