The precision of binocular and monocular depth judgments in natural settings

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  McKee, Suzanne P ^a   Taylor, Douglas G ^a  

^a SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Binocular vision; Monocular depth cues; Stereopsis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; MONOCULAR VISION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY;

DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMANS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISION, MONOCULAR;

EID: 79955161404     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.10.5     Document Type: Article

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