Foveal contour interactions and crowding effects at the resolution limit of the visual system

Journal of Vision

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1-18

  Danilova, Marina V ^a   Bondarko, Valeria M ^a  

^a PAVLOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Contour interaction; Crowding effect; Landolt C; Lateral masking; Optotype; Rectangular grating; Snellen E; Spatial frequency; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RETINA FOVEA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 36549068815     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/7.2.25     Document Type: Article

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