Perceptual learning of global pattern motion occurs on the basis of local motion

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Nishina, Shigeaki ^a,b   Kawato, Mitsuo ^c   Watanabe, Takeo ^b  

^a HONDA RESEARCH INSTITUTE JAPAN CO LTD   (Japan)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Global motion; Local motion; Motion perception; MST; MT; Perceptual learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 69549130780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.9.15     Document Type: Article

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