Gestalt factors modulate basic spatial vision

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 641-644

  Sayim, B ^a   Westheimer, G ^b   Herzog, M H ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowding; Lateral masking; Object superiority; Perceptual grouping; Spatial vision; Surround inhibition; Verniers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; GESTALT THERAPY; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISUAL ILLUSION; GESTALT PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; GESTALT THEORY; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOPHYSICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953752881     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610368811     Document Type: Article

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