A hierarchical probabilistic model for rapid object categorization in natural scenes

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  He, Xiaofu ^a,b   Yang, Zhiyong ^a   Tsien, Joe Z ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAR; CATEGORIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOMETRY; PROBABILITY; SPATIAL SUMMATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL AID; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; NATURAL SCIENCE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VISION;

ANIMALIA;

MODELS, STATISTICAL; NATURE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; VISION, OCULAR;

EID: 79957576835     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020002     Document Type: Article

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