Optimal combination of form and motion cues in human heading perception

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Niehorster, Diederick C ^a   Cheng, Joseph C K ^a   Li, Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cue combination; Form; Glass pattern; Heading perception; Motion streak; Optic flow

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; OPTIC FLOW; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISUAL ILLUSION; YOUNG ADULT;

CUES; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; OPTIC FLOW; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78449257815     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.11.20     Document Type: Article

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