Stereoscopic transparency: Constraints on the perception of multiple surfaces

Journal of Vision

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Tsirlin, Inna ^a   Allison, Robert S ^a   Wilcox, Laurie M ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neural interactions; Pseudo transparency; Size disparity correlation; Stereo transparency; Stereopsis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEURAL INHIBITION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISION DISPARITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 43949126894     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/8.5.5     Document Type: Article

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