Bayesian adaptive estimation of threshold versus contrast external noise functions: The quick TvC method

Vision Research

Volumn 46, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 3160-3176

  Lesmes, Luis Andres ^a   Jeon, Seong Taek ^b   Lu, Zhong Lin ^b   Dosher, Barbara Anne ^c  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b Neuroscience Graduate Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive; Bayesian estimation; External noise; Noise; Psychophysics

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BAYES THEOREM; CONTRAST; ENTROPY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEMORY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARAMETERS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY SYSTEM; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 33746173010     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2006.04.022     Document Type: Article

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