A computer vision model for visual-object-based attention and eye movements

Computer Vision and Image Understanding

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-142

  Sun, Yaoru ^a   Fisher, Robert ^b   Wang, Fang ^c   Gomes, Herman Martins ^d  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

^d Universidade Federal   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Attention driven eye movements; Foveated imaging; Group based attention; Object based attention; Space based attention; Visual object based competition

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER VISION; FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS;

FOVEATED IMAGING; GROUP-BASED; OBJECT-BASED ATTENTION; SPACE-BASED ATTENTION; VISUAL OBJECTS;

EYE MOVEMENTS;

EID: 54449092275     PISSN: 10773142     EISSN: 1090235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cviu.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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