An oblique illusion modulated by visibility: Non-monotonic sensory integration in orientation processing

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  de Gardelle, Vincent ^a,b   Kouider, Sid ^a   Sackur, Jérôme ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Orientation processing; Perceptual anisotropy; Unconscious perception; Vision; Visual consciousness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; ILLUSION; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952659927     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.10.6     Document Type: Article

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