The perception of 3D shape from texture based on directional width gradients

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Todd, James T ^a   Thaler, Lore ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depth; Shape; Slant; Texture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

DEPTH PERCEPTION; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 79955140232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.5.17     Document Type: Article

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