Low-level visual saliency does not predict change detection in natural scenes

Journal of Vision

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Stirk, Jonathan A ^a   Underwood, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change detection; Semantic saliency; Visual attention; Visual saliency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ENVIRONMENT; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TIME; VISION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ENVIRONMENT; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34447284314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/7.10.3     Document Type: Article

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