A model using MT-like motion-opponent operators explains an illusory transformation in the optic flow field

Vision Research

Volumn 43, Issue 26, 2003, Pages 2811-2826

  Royden, Constance S ^a   Conti, Daniel M ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational model; Heading; Middle temporal area (MT); Motion opponent; Optic flow

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; HYPOTHESIS; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OPERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION; TEMPORAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL ILLUSION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0642279726     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(03)00481-4     Document Type: Article

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