Two contrast adaptation processes: Contrast normalization and shifting, rectifying contrast comparison

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Wolfson, S Sabina ^a   Graham, Norma ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast adaptation; Contrast gain; Masking; Rapid adaptation; Second order; Texture

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 65449117320     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.4.30     Document Type: Article

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