Search asymmetries: Parallel processing of uncertain sensory information

Vision Research

Volumn 51, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1741-1750

  Vincent, Benjamin T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Optimal observer; Orientation processing; Parallel; Performance asymmetry; Serial; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; BAYES THEOREM; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VISION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ATTENTION; BAYES THEOREM; BRAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROC CURVE; UNCERTAINTY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79960843932     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: 18785646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2011.05.017     Document Type: Article

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