Cross-orientation masking is speed invariant between ocular pathways but speed dependent within them

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Meese, Tim S ^a   Baker, Daniel H ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binocular rivalry; Contrast gain control; Human version; Interocular masking; Psychophysics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL PATHWAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549110337     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.5.2     Document Type: Article

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