Low-level mechanisms may contribute to paradoxical motion percepts

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Aaen Stockdale, Craig R ^a,b   Thompson, Benjamin ^a   Huang, Pi Chun ^a   Hess, Robert F ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Detection discrimination; Motion 2D; Temporal vision; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 65649098022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.5.9     Document Type: Article

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