Initial visual information determines endpoint precision for rapid pointing

Vision Research

Volumn 46, Issue 28, 2006, Pages 4675-4683

  Ma Wyatt, Anna ^a   McKee, Suzanne P ^a  

^a SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Action; Pointing; Psychophysics; Visual localization

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL THRESHOLD;

FINGERS; FIXATION, OCULAR; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MOVEMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; TOUCH; UNCERTAINTY; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33750984763     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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