Apparent speed increases at low luminance

Journal of Vision

Volumn 8, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Vaziri Pashkam, Maryam ^a,c   Cavanagh, Patrick ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast; Luminance; Motion smear; Spatial frequency; Speed perception; Temporal frequency; Visual persistence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; TIME PERCEPTION; VISION;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LIGHT; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 58049085622     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/8.16.9     Document Type: Article

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