Contextual modulation involves suppression and facilitation from the center and the surround

Journal of Vision

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Meese, Tim S ^a   Summers, Robert J ^a   Holmes, David J ^a   Wallis, Stuart A ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast gain control; Human vision; Lateral interactions; Masking; Model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISION;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33947644132     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/7.4.7     Document Type: Article

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