Contrast sensitivity in natural scenes depends on edge as well as spatial frequency structure

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Bex, Peter J ^a,b   Solomon, Samuel G ^c   Dakin, Steven C ^b  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Contrast sensitivity; Masking; Natural images

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL SCIENCE; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ARTIFACTS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NATURE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949087470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.10.1     Document Type: Article

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