Thresholds vary between spatial and temporal forced-choice paradigms: The case of lateral interactions in peripheral vision

Spatial Vision

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-127

  García PÉREZ, Miguel A ^a   Giorgi, Robert G ^b   Woods, Russell L ^b   Peli, Eli ^b  

^a Campus de Somosaguas   (Spain)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Facilitation; Lateral interactions; Peripheral vision; Spatial 2AFC; Temporal 2AFC

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FACILITATION; LATERAL INTERACTIONS; PERIPHERAL VISION; SPATIAL 2AFC; TEMPORAL 2AFC;

VISION;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION; VISUAL FIELD;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 15744399355     PISSN: 01691015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568568052801591     Document Type: Article

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