Search for gross illumination discrepancies in images of natural objects

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  George Lovell, P ^a   Gilchrist, Iain D ^a   Tolhurst, David J ^b   Troscianko, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Natural scenes; Shadows; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ATTENTION; HUMANS; LIGHTING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650763666     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.1.37     Document Type: Article

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