Facilitation of contrast detection in near-peripheral vision

Vision Research

Volumn 44, Issue 27, 2004, Pages 3193-3202

  Giorgi, Robert G ^a   Soong, Grace P ^b   Woods, Russell L ^a   Peli, Eli ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Facilitation; Lateral interactions; Peripheral vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 5144228135     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2004.06.024     Document Type: Article

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