Edge-Region Grouping in Figure-Ground Organization and Depth Perception

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1353-1371

  Palmer, Stephen E ^a   Brooks, Joseph L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

depth perception; edge perception; figure ground; grouping; texture perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RECEPTIVE FIELD; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FIELD DEPENDENCE-INDEPENDENCE; FLICKER FUSION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57749194713     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012729     Document Type: Article

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