Spatial-frequency and contrast properties of reading in central and peripheral vision

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Chung, Susana T L ^a   Tjan, Bosco S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast; Ideal observer; Letter identification; Reading; Spatial frequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; READING; RETINA FOVEA; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EYE MOVEMENTS; FORM PERCEPTION; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; READING; VISUAL FIELDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549135332     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.9.16     Document Type: Article

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