The effect of notched noise on flicker detection and discrimination

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Smithson, Hannah E ^a   Henning, G Bruce ^b   MacLeod, Donald I A ^c   Stockman, Andrew ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flicker detection; Flicker discrimination; Noise; Notched noise; Off frequency looking; Pedestal effect; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FLICKER FUSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 65949100793     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.5.21     Document Type: Article

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