Effects of element separation and carrier wavelength on detection of snakes and ladders: Implications for models of contour integration

Journal of Vision

Volumn 8, Issue 13, 2008, Pages

  May, Keith A ^a,b   Hess, Robert F ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2nd order; Association field; Contour; Filter; Ladders; Snakes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 54949090398     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/8.13.4     Document Type: Article

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