Perceptual space in the dark affected by the intrinsic bias of the visual system

Perception

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 605-624

  Ooi, Teng Leng ^a   Wu, Bing ^b,c   He, Zijiang J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745677451     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p5492     Document Type: Article

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