Bayesian adaptive estimation of the contrast sensitivity function: The quick CSF method

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-21

  Lesmes, Luis Andres ^a   Lu, Zhong Lin ^b   Baek, Jongsoo ^b   Albright, Thomas D ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive; AULCSF; Forced choice; Psychophysics; Spatial frequency

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VISION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BAYES THEOREM; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SOFTWARE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77954679586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.3.17     Document Type: Article

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