Perceptual multistability in figure-ground segregation using motion stimuli

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 399-409

  Gori, Simone ^a   Giora, Enrico ^b   Pedersini, Riccardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambiguous figures; Figure ground; Hysteresis; Motion; Multistability; Petter's effect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; RECEPTIVE FIELD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; FIELD DEPENDENCE-INDEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; SIZE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049093913     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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