Integration of first- and second-order orientation

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

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 974-986

  Allen, Harriet A ^a   Hess, Robert F ^a   Mansouri, Behzad ^a   Dakin, Steven C ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; INTEGRATION; LIGHT MODULATION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

VISUAL INFORMATION;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISION;

EID: 0038131961     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.20.000974     Document Type: Article

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